Alkmene

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Usage：Greek Mythology

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Greek form of ALCMENE.

ALCMENE female Greek Mythology (Latinized)

From Greek Αλκμηνη (Alkmene), derived from αλκη (alke) "strength" and μηνη (mene) "moon". In Greek mythology Alcmene was the wife of Amphitryon. She was the mother of Herakles by Zeus, who bedded her by disguising himself as her absent husband.

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GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Alcmene