Alcmene
or Alk·me·ne, Alc·me·na
[ alk-mee-nee ]
/ ælkˈmi ni /
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noun Classical Mythology.
the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
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Alcmene
/ (ælkˈmiːnɪ) /
noun
Greek myth the mother of Hercules by Zeus who visited her in the guise of her husband, Amphitryon
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