Alcmene

Alcmene in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Alcmene or Alcmena (Greek: Αλκμήνη) was the mother of Heracles. Alcmene was born to Electryon, king of Mycenae and a son of Perseus.[1] Her mother was either Anaxo, daughter of Alcaeus and Astydamia,[1] or Lysidice, daughter of Pelops and Hippodameia.[2] Hesiod describes Alcmene as the tallest, most beautiful woman with wis...

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Alcmene in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Ἀλκμήνη), a daughter of Electryon, king of Messene, by Anaxo, the daughter of Alcaeus. (Apollod. 2.4.5.) According to other accounts her mother was called Lysidice (Schol. ad Pind. Ol. 7.49; Plut. Thes. 7), or Eurydice. (Diod. 4.9.) The poet Asius represented Alcmene as a daughter of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle. (Paus. 5.17.4.) Apollodorus menti...

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