Alcmene
//ælkˈmiːni// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Descendant of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules. Greek
- 2 82 Alkmene, a main belt asteroid.
Etymology
From Latin Alcmēnē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκμήνη (Alkmḗnē).
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