Alcmene

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Etymology

From Latin Alcmēnē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκμήνη (Alkmḗnē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ælkˈmiːni/

Proper noun

Alcmene

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

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Proper noun

Alcmene f

  1. alternative form of Alcmena
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