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| Name |
Alcmene |
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of Mycenae |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
Yes, date unknown |
| Notes |
- «b»http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcmene«/b»
In «u»Greek mythology «/u», «b»Alcmene«/b» or «b»Alcmena«/b» («u»Greek «/u»: A was the mother of «u»Heracles «/u».
«b»Background
«/b»Alcmene was born to «u»Electryon «/u», king of «u»Mycenae «/u» and a son of «u»Perseus «/u». Her mother was either «u»Anaxo «/u», daughter of «u»Alcaeus «/u» and «u»Astydamia «/u», or «u»Lysidice «/u», daughter of «u»Pelops «/u» and «u»Hippodameia «/u». «u»Hesiod «/u» describes Alcmene as the tallest, most beautiful woman with wisdom surpassed by no person born of mortal parents. It is said that her face and dark eyes were as charming as «u»Aphrodite's «/u», and that she honoured her husband like no woman before her.
- (Research):«b»http://fabpedigree.com/s069/f020763.htm
aka Alkmena (Alcmene, Leda?) of MYKENES; mortal wife of Amphitryon who was seduced by Zeus«/b»
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I61416 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
26 Jul 2015 |
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Birth of Heracles by Jean Jacques Francois Le Barbier |
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