Alcmene

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM	Mike C	update #108
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
1/10/2017, 9:56 AM	Mike C	added

Gender Feminine

Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Scripts Ἀλκμήνη(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

From Greek Ἀλκμήνη (Alkmene), derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess" combined with μήνη (mene) meaning "moon" or μῆνις (menis) meaning "wrath". In Greek mythology Alcmene was the wife of Amphitryon. She was the mother of Herakles by Zeus, who bedded her by disguising himself as her absent husband.