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Alcmene

/ælkˈmiːni/

Alcmene proper noun: descendant of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules.

Proper noun

Alcmene

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

Forms of Alcmene

alternative formAlcmena

Origin of Alcmene

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

Questions about Alcmene

What does Alcmene mean?
Alcmene means descendant of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules.
What part of speech is Alcmene?
Alcmene is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Alcmene?
Alcmene is pronounced /ælkˈmiːni/.

Words near Alcmene in the dictionary

  1. Alcmaeonid
  2. Alcmaeonids
  3. Alcman
  4. Alcmanian
  5. Alcmena
  6. Alcmene
  7. Alcmeonid
  8. Alcmeonids
  9. ALCMs
  10. alco
  11. alco-

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