To say that this month has been another hard one would be quite the under statement. All month I've been striking out with my research on the deity Alectrona and had basically given up but then today a very special lady to me helped me with lots of info that I'm going to post here...

Regulations for Visitors to the Temple of Alectrona at Lalysus

Law [concerning] what is not holy to let enter or to bring into the temple and the sacred enclosure of Alectrona. No horse, ass, mule, jenny, or any other mane-growing animal may enter, and no one may bring one in hither; nor may anyone enter wearing shoes or anything made of pigskin. Whoever disregards this law, let him cleanse the sanctuary and the sacred enclosure, and in addition offer sacrifice; or let him be guilty of irreligion [i.e., subject to the curse that haunts those who disregard, dishonor, or disobey the gods]. If sheep wander in, whoever drove them in shall pay a fine of an obol for each sheep. Whoever wills may report any infringements of these rules to the Mastroi [i.e., temple officials].

Marble tablet from 3rd c. B.C.E. Dittenberger, Sylloge, 560

Prayer of Healing to Alectrona

Alectrona, daughter of the sun
Turn Your healing powers upon me

Alectrona, banisher of darkness
Turn Your healing powers upon me

Alectrona, shrounded in mystery
Turn Your healing powers upon me

Alectrona, lost in time
Turn Your healing powers upon me

Alectrona, with the golden hair
Turn Your healing powers upon me

Alectrona, with the bright smile
Turn Your healing powers upon me

Alectrona, with the beautiful face
Turn Your healing powers upon me

Alectrona, with the kind heart
Turn Your healing powers upon me

May I be healed of my ills
Cured of my sickness
Free from my pain
Through Your sweet touch
May I be well

Blessed Be

~ Alectrona was an early Goddess of the Sun, who became a daughter of Helios once classical myth, ie, patriarchal myth, came along.

Interesting that she was the goddess of the sun before being demoted. Possible attitude towards women at work or just a simple rearrangement?

~ The origin of Rhodes is connected with a beautiful myth which Pindar and other ancient writers liked to tell in their works. According to this myth, when Zeus defeated the Giants and became master of the earth, he decided to divide it among the gods of Mount Olympus. Helios, the Sun-god, was absent during the casting of lots, and, so the legend goes, "...no one remembered to include him in the draw". When Helios returned from his duties, he complained to Zeus about the injustice done to him. The father of the gods then told him he would cast lots again, but the radiant god did not let him. He only asked Zeus and the other gods to promise that the land which was to rise out of the sea could be
his. As he spoke, there slowly emerged from the bottom of the blue sea a beautiful island, profuse with flowers. It was Rhodes,
which until then had lain hidden beneath the sea. Brimming with
happiness, Helios bathed the island with his own radiance and
made it the most beautiful in the Aegean Sea. Another myth attributes the beginnings of Rhodes to the love of Helios for the nymph Rhodes, the daughter of the god of the sea, Poseidon. When
Helios saw Rhodes, so the myth goes, he was so taken by her astounding beauty that he made her his wife. They had seven
sons and one daughter, Alectrona, who died young. Kerkaphos, one of the sons of Helios and Rhodes, had three children:
Kamiros, Ialysos and Lindos. They built a city each in Rhodes, and
divided the island among themselves. Some say that the famed island derives its name from the nymph Rhodes. Others maintain that Rhodes was named after the rose, and this either because the island was abundant in these beautiful flowers or because the ancient inhabitants likened its beauty to that of a rose.
However, Rhodes was known in ancient times by several other names, among them, Ophioussa, for the many snakes that lived there; Elaphousa, because the Rhodians brought deer to kill the
snakes that were there (the deer killed the snakes by running over
them); Asteria, for its clear blue and starry sky; Makaria, for its arresting beauty; Telchinia, because its first inhabitants were said to be the Telchines; and Attavyria, after its highest mountain, Attavyros.

http://www.rodos.com/history-myths-rh.htm

I have four days left to form a bond with her, I will be picking up a yellow candle tonight and hopefully it's not too late. I suddenly feel as though there is so much I can learn from her.