Alcmene
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") 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. Alcmene was also referred to as Electryone (Ἠλεκτρυώνη, Elektryṓnē), a patronymic name as a daughter of Electryon.
| Alcmene | |
|---|---|
Princess of Mycenae | |
| Member of the Mycenaean Royal House | |
Birth of Heracles by Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier | |
| Other names | Electryone |
| Abode | Mycenae, later Thebes |
| Personal information | |
| Born | |
| Parents | Electryon and Anaxo/ Lysidice/ Eurydice or Amphiaraus and Eriphyle |
| Consort | Amphitryon, Rhadamanthus |
| Children | Heracles, Iphicles and Laonome |
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