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  1. Alectryon
    Alectryon In Greek mythology, a youth changed by Ares into a rooster. Alectryon was a Greek youth. One night, while 'sleeping' with Aphrodite, Ares stationed Alectryon by the bedroom door to warn them about the coming of the sun (Helios); however, Alectryon fell asleep, and Helios walked in on the ...
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  2. Alectryon
    [genus] Alectryon is a genus of trees in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. The genus is distributed across Australasia, Micronesia and Southeast Asia. The genus is found in a wide variety of environments from rainforests and gallery forests to arid savannas and heaths. Species height varies...
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  3. Alectryon
    [mythology] Alectryon (ἀλεκτρυών) is the Ancient Greek word for "rooster". In Greek mythology, Alectryon was a youth, charged by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite. He fell asleep, and Helios, the sun, walked in on the couple....
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alectryon_(mythology)

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