Alcmene

English

/ælkˈmiːni/

proper noun

Definitions

(Greek mythology) Descendent of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules.
(astronomy) , a main belt asteroid.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Alcmēnē derived from Ancient Greek Ἀλκμήνη.

Origin

Ancient Greek

Ἀλκμήνη

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Alcmena Latin
Alcmēnē Latin
μήνη Ancient Greek
ἀλκή Ancient Greek
Ἀλκμήνη Ancient Greek
*h₂lek- Proto-Indo-European
Αλκμήνη Greek (modern)