Alcmene

//ælkˈmiːni// name

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Definitions

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

Etymology

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

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