Ἠλέκτωρ

The sun.¹
The sun is a star shining during daytime.²
The word is h)le/ktwr because it is never-ceasing [a)/lhktos] and never-tiring. However, the basic meaning is "wholly spherical". Some derive it from the brightness of amber [elektron]; or because it awakes us from sleep, [they derive it] from a)le/ktwr ["rooster"]. For this creature [is] multiply-salacious, since it awakes us from our beds [lektra]. "When early-born, rosy-fingered dawn appeared, [Telemachos] rose from his bed."³