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Why was Alectryon, servant of Ares, turned into a rooster?

The lawful spouse of the goddess of love Aphrodite was the god of fire and blacksmithing Hephaestus - the most skilled craftsman among the gods and the ugliest of them. Aphrodite gave birth to Hephaestus three children - Phobos, Deimos and Harmony - but their true father was Ares, a slender, frantic, always drunk and pugnacious god of war.

Hephaestus did not know anything about treason until Helios opened his eyes, once catching lovers who had lingered in bed for too long in a pleasant pastime. Angry Hephaestus, secluded in the forge, forged a web-thin, but surprisingly strong net, which he imperceptibly attached between the ceiling and the foot of the bed. Then he announced to his wife that he was going to rest for a while on his beloved island of Lemnos. As soon as her husband was out of sight, Aphrodite sent for Ares, who did not take long to wait.

The next morning, the lovers found themselves lying entangled in a net - naked and helpless. Returning Hephaestus decided to show all the gods how he was dishonored. He declared that he would not release his wife until her adoptive father Zeus returned all the wedding gifts he received for Aphrodite. The gods rushed to stare at the embarrassed Aphrodite, and the goddesses, out of delicacy, remained at home. However, Zeus refused to return the wedding gifts and generally interfere in this family quarrel, saying that Hephaestus was foolish to expose his wife's infidelity.

Lovers got freedom only thanks to Poseidon. He promised Hephaestus to arrange for Ares to pay the ransom, but in the end Ares also refused to pay. Hephaestus was left without a ransom, which, however, he did not insist on, because he was madly in love with Aphrodite and did not have the slightest desire to divorce her.

Most sadly, this whole story ended for Alectrion, the servant of Ares, who stood guard during the meetings of his master with Aphrodite, who was supposed to wake up lovers before morning. It was because of the fact that Alectrion once overslept, Helios found Ares and Aphrodite in close embrace. As punishment, Alectrion was turned into a rooster.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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