Alcmene

or Alk·me·ne, Alc·me·na

[ alk-mee-nee ]

nounClassical Mythology.
  1. the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.

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Alcmene

/ (ælkˈmiːnɪ) /


noun
  1. Greek myth the mother of Hercules by Zeus who visited her in the guise of her husband, Amphitryon

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