Alectryon (Greek myth)

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In Greek mythology, Alectryon (Ancient Greek: Ἀλεκτρυών, romanized: Alektruon, lit. 'cock') may refer to the following personages:

• Alectryon, a young soldier who was assigned by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in a love affair with Aphrodite.^[1]
• Alectryon, also called Alector, father of Leitus,^[2] and in some accounts of Clonius, Arcesilaus and Prothoenor.^[3] All four were leaders of the Boeotian contingent against Troy.