Meanings
proper noun
- Greekhuman sciencesA youth charged by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite. He fell asleep and was transformed into a rooster as punishment.
And there he lingered till the crowing cock, / The Alectryon of the farmyard and the flock, / Sang his aubade with lusty voice and clear, / To tell the sleeping world that dawn was near.
1873 August, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “[I. Tales of a Wayside Inn.] The Student’s Tale. Emma and Eginhard.”, in Aftermath, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, Osgood, & Co., →OCLC, page 27
Translations
Ancient Greek Ἀλεκτρυών
- Ἀλεκτρυών (Alektruṓn)character in Greek mythology
Bulgarian Алектрион
- Алектрион (Alektrion)character in Greek mythology
Catalan Alectríon
- Alectríoncharacter in Greek mythology
Dutch Alectryo
- Alectryocharacter in Greek mythology
Finnish Alektryon
- Alektryoncharacter in Greek mythology
German Alektryon
- Alektryoncharacter in Greek mythology
Indonesian Alektrion
- Alektrioncharacter in Greek mythology
Italian Alectrione
- Alectrionecharacter in Greek mythology
Polish Alektryon
- Alektryoncharacter in Greek mythology
Portuguese Alectrião, Alectrion
- Alectriãocharacter in Greek mythology
- Alectrioncharacter in Greek mythology
Russian Алектрио́н, Алектио́н
- Алектрио́н (Alektrión)character in Greek mythology
- Алектио́н (Alektión)character in Greek mythology
Spanish Alectrión
- Alectrióncharacter in Greek mythology
Ukrainian Алектріо́н
- Алектріо́н (Alektrión)character in Greek mythology
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Alectryon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alectryon
MLA
“Alectryon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alectryon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alectryon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alectryon.
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