Alcmene

[alk-mee-nee]

Alc·me·ne

[alk-mee-nee]
noun Classical Mythology.
the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
Also, Alkmene, Alc·me·na [alk-mee-nuh] .
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Alcmene (ælkˈmiːnɪ)
 
n
Greek myth the mother of Hercules by Zeus who visited her in the guise of her husband, Amphitryon

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