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Alkmene
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In Greek mythology, Alcmene ( ; ) or Alcmena ( ; ; ; meaning "strong in wrath") was the wife of Amphitryon, by whom she bore two children, Iphicles and Laonome. She is best known as the mother of Heracles, whose father was the god Zeus. Alcmene was also referred to as Electryone (), a patronymic name as a daughter of Electryon.
Alcmene was a figure in Greek mythology best known as the mother of Heracles, the hero whose father was the god Zeus, and she was also the wife of Amphitryon with whom she had two other children. Her story matters because she represents an important link in the mythological lineage of one of Greece's most celebrated heroes and illustrates the theme of divine-mortal relationships in ancient Greek religious traditions.
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Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.image
- Birth of Heracles by Jean Jacques Francois Le Barbier.jpg
- Deity.name
- Alcmene
- Deity.caption
- Birth of Heracles by Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier
- Deity.member_of
- the Mycenaean Royal House
- Deity.abode
- Mycenae, later Thebes
- Deity.children
- Heracles, Iphicles and Laonome
- Deity.consort
- Amphitryon, Rhadamanthus
- Deity.birth_place
- Mycenae
- Deity.deity_of
- Princess of Mycenae
- Deity.other_names
- Electryone
- Deity.parents
- Electryon and Anaxo/ Lysidice/ Eurydice or Amphiaraus and Eriphyle
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- Virgil Solis - Alcmena.jpg
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- name in native language
- Ἀλκμήνη
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- Alcmene
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11 sectionsContents
- Mythology
- Background
- Exile to Thebes
- Birth of Heracles
- Homer
- Ovid
- Pausanias
- Plautus
- Death
- Notes
- References
In Greek mythology, Alcmene ( ; ) or Alcmena ( ; ; ; meaning "strong in wrath") was the wife of Amphitryon, by whom she bore two children, Iphicles and Laonome. She is best known as the mother of Heracles, whose father was the god Zeus. Alcmene was also referred to as Electryone (), a patronymic name as a daughter of Electryon.
== Mythology ==