Alcmene

American  

[alk-mee-nee] / ælkˈmi ni /

Or Alkmene,

noun

Classical Mythology.

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

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Alcmene British  

/ 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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Example Sentences

Another energy firm, Alcmene, part of the privately owned British energy holding company Liwathon Group, has expressed interest in investing in Schwedt.

From New York Times • May 23, 2022

“We would be able to deliver security of supply and full utilization of the PCK refinery through German ports” without government subsidies, Alcmene said in an emailed statement.

From New York Times • May 23, 2022

He. too, is a composite figure, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene, and he is caught in a moment of contradiction: success and exhaustion, accomplishment and depletion.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2015

The stern call of duty tears me away from you for a time; but, lovely Alcmene, I beseech you at least to think of the lover when you see the husband.

From Amphitryon by Waller, A. R. (Alfred Rayney)

To explain this, we must remember that Herakles was the son of Alcmene, a mortal woman, and of Zeus, the king of the gods.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville