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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Words nearby Alcmene

Alcithoë, ALCM, Alcmaeon, Alcman, Alcmanic verse, Alcmene, alco-, Alcock, alcohol, alcoholate, alcohol dehydrogenase

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How to use Alcmene in a sentence

There is more reason in this discourse, Alcmene, than you think.
Amphitryon|Moliere
Has not my master, Amphitryon, commanded me to come here to Alcmene his wife?
Amphitryon|Moliere
This is the chamber into which I am ushered as the messenger: this lantern is Alcmene, to whom I have to speak.
Amphitryon|Moliere
To tell you frankly, it is the husband Alcmene, who has done this wrong; it is the husband whom you must blame.
Amphitryon|Moliere

Alcmene, in the name of all the Gods, this discourse will have a strange ending!
Amphitryon|Moliere

British Dictionary definitions for Alcmene

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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