ἈΛΚΜΗΝΗΣ, ἀλκμηνης
ALKMĒNĒS, alkmēnēs
Sounds Like: alk-MAY-nays
Translations: of Alcmene
From the root: ἈΛΚΜΗΝΗ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is the name of Alcmene, the mother of Heracles (Hercules) in Greek mythology. She was the wife of Amphitryon and was seduced by Zeus, who disguised himself as her husband. The word is used to indicate possession or origin, such as 'of Alcmene' or 'belonging to Alcmene'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:87
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 69:3
From the same root
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