Alcmene

or Alk·me·ne, Alc·me·na

[alk-mee-nee]

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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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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

noun

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

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Alcmene

or Alk·me·ne, Alc·me·na

Examples from the Web for alcmene

Historical Examples

There is more reason in this discourse, Alcmene, than you think.

Has not my master, Amphitryon, commanded me to come here to Alcmene his wife?

This is the chamber into which I am ushered as the messenger: this lantern is Alcmene, to whom I have to speak.

To tell you frankly, it is the husband Alcmene, who has done this wrong; it is the husband whom you must blame.

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

Alcmene