#aphrodite myth
- Alectryon — 1. In Greek mythology, the name of a young soldier assigned by Ares to guard the door so he would not be surprised during his love affair with Aphrodite; having fallen asleep, the sun discovered the lovers, and Ares punished the youth by transforming him into a rooster, structurally forced to announce the sunrise daily. 2. A term used in modern scientific onomastics to name biological genera, asteroids, or elements in classical literature.