In Greek mythology, Electryone () or Alectrona (Doric form) was a daughter of Helios and Rhodos, and sister to the Heliadae. She died a virgin and was worshipped as a heroine on the island of Rhodes.
The Doric form of her name is akin to the Greek word for "rooster" (Alectrona, the feminine genitive of , Alektor, the ancient Greek word for ), while the Attic form Electryone is akin to the word for "amber" (ἨûÃÂúÃÂÃÂñ, 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.
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- 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 4.59âÂÂ8. 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"