Alcmene | |
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Princess of Mycenae | |
Member of the Mycenaean Royal House | |
Other names | Electryone |
Abode | Mycenae, later Thebes |
Genealogy | |
Born | |
Parents | Electryon and Anaxo/ Lysidice/ Eurydice or Amphiaraus and Eriphyle |
Consort | Amphitryon, Rhadamanthus |
Children | Heracles, Iphicles and Laonome |
In Greek mythology, Alcmene (/ælkˈmiːniː/ alk-MEE-nee; Attic Greek: Ἀλκμήνη, romanized: Alkmḗnē) or Alcmena (/ælkˈmiːnə/ alk-MEE-nə; Doric Greek: Ἀλκμάνα, romanized: Alkmána; Latin: Alcumena; meaning "strong in wrath"[1]) 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.[2] Alcmene was also referred to as Electryone (Ἠλεκτρυώνη, Elektryṓnē), a patronymic name as a daughter of Electryon.[3]