Alectryon

alectryon Translingual mul Etymology Borrowed from mul grc ᾰ̓λεκτρῠών rooster (masculine inflection) or hen (feminine inflection). Proper noun 1 m genus family Sapindaceae trees and shrubs native to southeast Asia and Australia Hypernyms genus ; Sapindoideae subfamily - subfamily References Alectryon (plant) Alectryon (plant) 1 1 English Proper noun en Greek mythology A 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. Emma and Eginhard 27 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. Translations character in Greek mythology Bulgarian: bg Алектрион Catalan: ca Alectríon Dutch: nl Alectryo Finnish: fi Alektryon Georgian: ka ალექტრიონი German: de Alektryon m Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Ἀλεκτρυών Indonesian: id Alektrion Italian: it Alectrione m Polish: pl Alektryon m Portuguese: pt Alectrião m, pt Alectrion m Russian: ru Алектрио́н, ru Алектио́н Spanish: es Alectrión m Ukrainian: uk Алектріо́н