Alcmene

Alcmene
Princess of Mycenae
Member of the Mycenaean Royal House
Other namesElectryone
AbodeMycenae, later Thebes
Genealogy
Born
ParentsElectryon and Anaxo/ Lysidice/ Eurydice or Amphiaraus and Eriphyle
ConsortAmphitryon, Rhadamanthus
ChildrenHeracles, Iphicles and Laonome

In Greek mythology, Alcmene (/ælkˈmn/ alk-MEE-nee; Attic Greek: Ἀλκμήνη, romanized: Alkmḗnē) or Alcmena (/ælkˈmnə/ 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]