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Alcmene

Pronunciation: /ælkˈmiːni/

The English word “Alcmene” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

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

Etymology

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

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