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Alcmene.

Descendant of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules.

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name/ælkˈmiːni/
  1. Descendant of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules.

    Greek
  2. 82 Alkmene, a main belt asteroid.

Where this word comes from

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

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