In Greek mythology, Electryone (Ancient Greek: Ἠλεκτρυώνη) or Alectrona (Doric form) was a daughter of Helios and Rhodos, and sister to the Heliadae.1 She died a virgin and was worshipped as a heroine on the island of Rhodes.2
The Doric form of her name is akin to the Greek word for "rooster" (Alectrona, the feminine genitive of Αλεκτορ, Alektor, the ancient Greek word for 'rooster'), while the Attic form Electryone is akin to the word for "amber" (Ἠλέκτρα, Elektra), as in the amber color of sunrise.
A marble tablet from the 3rd century BC found in Ialyssus contains an inscription about the regulations for visitors to the temple of Alectrona.3
Notes
Notes
- Scholia on Pindar, Olympian Odes 7.24.
- Diodorus Siculus, 5.56.5.
- "Regulations for Visitors to the Temple of Alectrona at Ialysus"
References
References
- Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Graves, Robert; The Greek Myths, Penguin Books Ltd. (1960 edition). 42. c, 4.
- Numismatic Chronicle, Volume 18
- Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). "Electryo'ne"