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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Electryone''' ({{langx|grc| | In [[Greek mythology]], '''Electryone''' ({{langx|grc|Ἠλεκτρυώνη}}) or '''Alectrona''' ([[Doric Greek|Doric]] form) was a daughter of [[Helios]] and [[Rhodos]], and sister to the [[Heliadae]].<ref>[[Scholia]] on [[Pindar]], ''Olympian Odes'' 7.24.</ref> She died a virgin and was worshipped as a [[hero]]ine on the island of [[Rhodes]].<ref>[[Diodorus Siculus]], [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/5D*.html#56.5 5.56.5].</ref> | ||
The Doric form of her name is akin to the Greek word for "rooster" (Alectrona, the feminine genitive of {{lang|grc|Αλεκτορ}}, '''Alektor''', the [[ancient Greek]] word for {{gloss|[[rooster]]}}), while the Attic form Electryone is akin to the word for "amber" (Ἠλέκτρα, '''Elektra'''), as in the [[amber]] [[color]] of [[sunrise]]. | The Doric form of her name is akin to the Greek word for "rooster" (Alectrona, the feminine genitive of {{lang|grc|Αλεκτορ}}, '''Alektor''', the [[ancient Greek]] word for {{gloss|[[rooster]]}}), while the Attic form Electryone is akin to the word for "amber" (Ἠλέκτρα, '''Elektra'''), as in the [[amber]] [[color]] of [[sunrise]]. | ||
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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
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- ↑ Scholia on Pindar, Olympian Odes 7.24.
- ↑ Diodorus Siculus, 5.56.5.
- ↑ "Regulations for Visitors to the Temple of Alectrona at Ialysus"
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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"