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Alkmene
Ἀλκμήνη grc Alcmene la
Mother of Heracles
- Child of Electryon and Eurydice of Mycenae
- Married to Rhadamanthus, Amphitryon
Overview
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 13
Kinship in an account 4
Family 9
- child of (father) Electryon son of Perseus in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Erythrus mythical son of Rhadamanthus
- parent of (child) Gortys mythical Cretan, founder of Gortyn
- parent of (child) Heracles divine hero in Greek mythology, son of Zeus and Alcmene
- parent of (mother) Iphicles son of Amphitryon in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Laonome daughter of Amphitryon
- partner of Zeus Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
- married to Amphitryon figure in Greek mythology, husband of Alcmene
- married to Rhadamanthus Greek mythology character, son of Zeus and Europa
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