Alcmene

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ælkˈmiːni/

Alternative forms

• Alcmena

Origin

From Latin Alcmēnē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκμήνη

Full definition of Alcmene

Proper noun

1. (Greek mythology) Descendent of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules.
2. (astronomy) Short for 82 Alkmene, a main belt asteroid.

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