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Mother of Heracles
In Greek mythology, Alcmene (/ælkˈmiːniː/ alk-MEE-nee; Attic Greek: Ἀλκμήνη, romanized: Alkmḗnē) or Alcmena (/ælkˈmiːnə/ alk-MEE-nə; Doric Greek: Ἀλκμάνα
Alcmene
List of ships with the same or similar names
have borne the name HMS Alcmene. In Greek mythology, Alcmene or Alcmena (Greek: Aλκμήνη) was the mother of Heracles: HMS Alcmene (1779) was a 32-gun fifth
HMS_Alcmene
List of ships with the same or similar names
Alcmène has been the name of several ships in the French Navy including: French frigate Alcmène (1774), launched in 1774 and captured by the Royal Navy
French_ship_Alcmène
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Alcmene in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alcmene is mother of Heracles in Greek mythology. Alcmene or Alkmene may also refer to: 82 Alkmene
Alcmene_(disambiguation)
Divine hero in Greek mythology
the greatest of the Greek heroes. He was considered the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon. He was thought to be both a hero and
Heracles
Figure in Greek mythology, husband of Alcmene
some cattle. He fled with Alcmene to Thebes, where he was cleansed from the guilt of blood by Creon, king of Thebes. Alcmene, who was pregnant and had
Amphitryon
Alcmène was a 44-gun Armide-class frigate of the French Imperial Navy launched in 1811. The Royal Navy captured her in the action of 16 January 1814,
French_frigate_Alcmène_(1811)
King of Sparta
Alcmenes (Ancient Greek: Ἀλκμένης) or Alcamenes, Alkamenos, was the 9th king of Sparta of the Agiad dynasty, from c. 740 to c. 700 BC. According to Pausanias
Alcmenes
Gosling as young Hercules in Young Hercules) - The demi-god son of Zeus and Alcmene and strongest man in the world, and arch-rival to his older half brother
List of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess characters
List_of_Hercules:_The_Legendary_Journeys_and_Xena:_Warrior_Princess_characters
2014 American film
which disgusts his wife, Queen Alcmene. She prays to Hera for guidance and Hera's husband Zeus impregnates Alcmene with the savior of her people, a
The_Legend_of_Hercules
Species of gastropod
Calliclava alcmene is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. The size of an adult shell varies between 13.5 mm and
Calliclava_alcmene
1998 American film
Naylor. Long after Zeus stole the Cronus Stone from the Titans, he and Alcmene gave birth to a son named Hercules, who defeated a Hydra at an early age
Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus
Hercules_and_Xena_–_The_Animated_Movie:_The_Battle_for_Mount_Olympus
British naval frigate (1794–1809)
HMS Alcmene was a 32-gun Alcmene-class fifth rate of the Royal Navy. This frigate served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars under the
HMS_Alcmene_(1794)
Ancient Greek goddess of youth
site also contained gymnasium and altars for Herakles and joint altar to Alcmene and Iolaus In Sicyon, there was a temple dedicated to here and it was the
Hebe_(mythology)
Mythical character
Galanthis was the red-gold haired servant of Alcmene, who assisted her during the birth of Heracles. When Alcmene was in labor, she was having difficulty giving
Galanthis
Greek goddess of magic and transitions
was playmate and companion of Alcmene, daughter of Electryon. As the birth throes for Herakles were pressing on Alcmene, the Moirai (fates) and Eileithyia
Hecate
Legendary Greek king of Ithaca
returned—she fears that it is perhaps some god in disguise, as in the story of Alcmene (mother of Heracles)—and tests him by ordering her servant Euryclea to
Odysseus
2005 American TV series or program
with a lightning bolt symbol. Antaeus breaks free and jumps overboard. Alcmene, Amphitryon's wife, is High Priestess of the Harvest Festival, a yearly
Hercules_(miniseries)
Screenplay by Molière
wedding night with beautiful Alcmene, Amphitryon leaves to participate in a war. Jupiter, who is fascinated by Alcmene's beauty, comes to earth under
Amphitryon_(Molière_play)
Alcmène was 26-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed by Doumet, lead ship of her class. She notably took part in the War of American Independence.
French_frigate_Alcmène_(1774)
Goddess from Greek mythology, wife and sister of Zeus
Galanthis, Historis announced that Alcmene had delivered her child; having been deceived, the witches went away, allowing Alcmene to give birth. Hera's wrath
Hera
American animated musical fantasy film
aspects such as Hercules's birth through Zeus's adulterous affair with Alcmene. The project underwent multiple story treatments and a first script draft
Hercules_(1997_film)
New Zealand actress
recurring role as the voice of Hera on Young Hercules, and partly played Alcmene in its parent show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys in the first season
Elizabeth_Hawthorne
Gloire-class 44-gun frigate of the French Navy
and she then served with the Royal Navy under the name Jewel, and later Alcmene until she was broken up in 1816. She was built in Nantes in 1803 on plans
French_frigate_Topaze_(1805)
Roman adaptation of the Greek divine hero Heracles
sent two witches to prevent the birth, but they were tricked by one of Alcmene's servants and sent to another room. Juno then sent serpents to kill him
Hercules
Descendants of Perseus in Greek mythology
of the Perseids was the greatest Greek hero, Heracles son of Zeus and Alcmene, daughter of Electryon. Other famous Perseids include the Dioscuri sons
Perseids_(mythology)
Major deities of the Greek pantheon
goddesses and mortals, such as his sister Demeter and Leto, mortals Leda and Alcmene, and more. His symbols include the thunderbolt, eagle, oak tree, bull,
Twelve_Olympians
Mythical Greek king of Thebes
Creon (Regent) Jocasta 6. Laius Merope Polybus Hipponome Alcaeus Zeus Alcmene Amphitryon Perimede 7. Oedipus Megara Heracles Iphicles Anaxo Henioche
Oedipus
using a magic potion. However, the arrival of two mortals, Amphitryon and Alcmene, causes Hercules to miss the final drop of the potion, causing him to retain
List of Disney's Hercules characters
List_of_Disney's_Hercules_characters
Ancient Greek hero and founder of Mycenae
Persians Amphitryon, Anaxo, Perimede Eurystheus, Alcyone, Medusa – Hippothoe Alcmene, Stratobates, Anactor, Gorgophonus, Phylonomus, Celaeneus, Amphimachus
Perseus
Royal Navy officer (1770–1842)
In 1799 he was given a lucrative independent cruise in the frigate HMS Alcmene. Patrolling the waters in and around Portugal and the Azores, Digby captured
Henry Digby (Royal Navy officer)
Henry_Digby_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Canadian-born British actress (born 1980)
daughter, in the historical war film Ironclad: Battle for Blood, and Queen Alcmene in The Legend of Hercules, both released in 2014. From 2014 to 2015, McKee
Roxanne_McKee
Royal Navy officer (1760–1832)
remained with Prince until being transferred to the 32-gun HMS Alcmene on 23 February 1801. Alcmene was one of the ships assigned to Admiral Sir Hyde Parker's
Samuel_Sutton
Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides
Athens, son of Theseus, and an ally; Macaria, Heracles's daughter, and Alcmene, Heracles's elderly mother. Other characters include Hyllus, Heracles's
Children_of_Heracles
Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
in the form of Apollo), and Pherecydes relates that Zeus sleeps with Alcmene, the wife of Amphitryon, in the form of her own husband. Several accounts
Zeus
Galaxy containing the Solar System
deities. In Greek mythology, Zeus places Heracles, his infant son born to Alcmene, on Hera's breast while she is asleep so the baby will drink her divine
Milky_Way
King of Sparta
event foreshadowing the First Messenian War. He was succeeded by his son Alcmenes. Pausanias 1918 Book 3, II, 6. Pausanias 1918 Book 4, IV, 1-3. Pausanias
Teleclus
UK sailing frigate 1794–1798
HMS Lively was a 32-gun fifth-rate Alcmene-class frigate of the British Royal Navy launched on 23 October 1794 at Northam. She took part in three actions
HMS_Lively_(1794)
in company when they spotted Alcmène and Iphigénie. After a chase that left Cyane far behind, Venerable captured Alcmène after a fight. Venerable lost
French frigate Iphigénie (1810)
French_frigate_Iphigénie_(1810)
Hero in Greek mythology
Heracles and one of the Calydonian boar hunters. Iphicles was the son of Alcmene and her human husband Amphitryon, whereas Heracles was her son by Zeus
Iphicles
German novelist (1875–1955)
general Amphitryon, tries to seduce his wife Alcmene when the real Amphitryon returns home and Alcmene rejects the god. Mann understands Jupiter as the
Thomas_Mann
Body of myths originating in ancient Greece
already well established. Traditionally, Heracles was the son of Zeus and Alcmene, granddaughter of Perseus. His fantastic solitary exploits, with their
Greek_mythology
First wife of Heracles in Greek mythology
presented a dialogue at Tiryns between a mournful Megara and Heracles's mother Alcmene, as the former grieves her children and Heracles's absence during his labours
Megara_(wife_of_Heracles)
Greek mythology character, founder of Thebes
Creon (Regent) Jocasta 6. Laius Merope Polybus Hipponome Alcaeus Zeus Alcmene Amphitryon Perimede 7. Oedipus Megara Heracles Iphicles Anaxo Henioche
Cadmus
married Electryon, king of Mycenae, and her own uncle. Her children were Alcmene, Stratobates, Gorgophonus, Phylonomus, Celaeneus, Amphimachus, Lysinomus
Anaxo_(daughter_of_Alcaeus)
Poem by Hesiod
Zeus, with Atlas's daughter Maia, produced Hermes, and with the mortal Alcmene, produced the hero Heracles, who married Hebe. Zeus and the mortal Semele
Theogony
Mythological interpretations of the origin of the Milky Way
abandoned in the woods by his mortal parents, Amphitryon and Alcmene. Heracles, son of Zeus and Alcmene, was naturally favored by his father, who sent Athena
Milky_Way_in_mythology
Multiple births from different fathers
same father, either Tyndareus or Zeus. Alcmene lies with Zeus, who is disguised as her husband Amphitryon; Alcmene later lies with the real Amphitryon and
Superfecundation
American actress (born 1960)
Hill Jan Shaw, Mrs. Ashmore, Sherilyn (voice) 3 episodes 2005 Hercules Alcmene 2 episodes 2005–09 Weeds Celia Hodes 63 episodes 2009 Monk Christine Rapp
Elizabeth_Perkins
Mythological Greek king
Creon (Regent) Jocasta 6. Laius Merope Polybus Hipponome Alcaeus Zeus Alcmene Amphitryon Perimede 7. Oedipus Megara Heracles Iphicles Anaxo Henioche
Autesion
2012.102-year-old SS Ventnor shipwreck mystery revealed. "Wreck of the Alcmène – Shipwrecks – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Wreck information Archived
List of disasters in New Zealand by death toll
List_of_disasters_in_New_Zealand_by_death_toll
Mythological family tree
Amphitrite the Hyades the Pleiades Epaphus Dione Enyo Eileithyia Penelope Maia Alcmene Semele Hermes Aphrodite Heracles Dionysus Pan Rhode Peitho Hermaphroditus
Family_tree_of_the_Greek_gods
Ancient Roman play by Plautus
theory is that Plautus based his play on a Greek tragedy, such as Euripides Alcmene, turning it into a comedy by additions of his own; however, this is not
Amphitryon_(Plautus_play)
Polish actress (born 1991)
published in Playboy magazine. As an actress, she debuted with the role of Alcmene, in a 2014 action-adventure fantasy film Hercules, directed by Brett Ratner
Karolina_Szymczak
American fantasy television series (1995–1999)
to understand and love. Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) Iolaus (Michael Hurst) Alcmene (Elizabeth Hawthorne, Liddy Holloway, Kim Michalis) Aphrodite (Alexandra
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules:_The_Legendary_Journeys
Mythological king of Thebes
Creon (Regent) Jocasta 6. Laius Merope Polybus Hipponome Alcaeus Zeus Alcmene Amphitryon Perimede 7. Oedipus Megara Heracles Iphicles Anaxo Henioche
Eteocles
Mythological king of Thebes
Creon (Regent) Jocasta 6. Laius Merope Polybus Hipponome Alcaeus Zeus Alcmene Amphitryon Perimede 7. Oedipus Megara Heracles Iphicles Anaxo Henioche
Labdacus
1993 French film
starring Gérard Depardieu. The film is loosely inspired by the legend of Alcmene and Amphitryon and depicts a deity attempting to experience the truth of
Hélas_pour_moi
Concept of coming back to life
later scholars have held to distort the sources. Figures such as Achilles, Alcmene and Heracles were held to have been raised to physical immortality, though
Resurrection
Aimable was an Alcmène-class 26-gun frigate of the French Navy. Aimable took part in the Battle of Rhode Island, where she helped corner HMS Cerberus
French_frigate_Aimable
Greek mythological figure
by Zeus and the other by Epopeus), in analogy with the pregnancies of Alcmene, Leda and Chione. It is not clear which twin was Zeus', though hints point
Antiope_(mother_of_Amphion)
1994 television film
responsible for the monster. Later, at a dinner with Hercules, his mother Alcmene, Iolaus, and Iolaus's bride-to-be Ania, Pithus arrives, introduces himself
Hercules_and_the_Amazon_Women
Figure in Greek mythology
Creon (Regent) Jocasta 6. Laius Merope Polybus Hipponome Alcaeus Zeus Alcmene Amphitryon Perimede 7. Oedipus Megara Heracles Iphicles Anaxo Henioche
Creon_(king_of_Thebes)
daughter of Zeus and Electra. Heracles: son of Zeus (king of the gods) and Alcmene, a mortal woman. Helen: According to older sources, daughter of king Tyndareus
List_of_demigods
Greek mythological Theban king
Creon (Regent) Jocasta 6. Laius Merope Polybus Hipponome Alcaeus Zeus Alcmene Amphitryon Perimede 7. Oedipus Megara Heracles Iphicles Anaxo Henioche
Nycteus
American actress and author
Robillard in the Emmy-winning mini-series Scarlett. In 1997 she voiced Alcmene, the adoptive mother of Hercules, in the Disney animated film Hercules
Barbara_Barrie
Mythological king of Tiryns and Mycenae
Polyxenus of Elis. Amphitryon, Electryon's nephew and promised in marriage to Alcmene, bought the cattle and returned them to his uncle, but accidentally killed
Electryon
Greek mythological event
story was attributed to (pseudo-)Eratosthenes. In another telling, after Alcmene managed to bring forth both infants, she grew fearful of Hera's wrath and
Milk_of_Hera
Several figures in Greek mythology
name of the following figures: Iphiclus, other name for Iphicles, son of Alcmene and Amphitryon. Iphiclus, a Pleuronian prince as the son of King Thestius
Iphiclus_(mythology)
New Zealand actress and TV scriptwriter
garnered international attention for her recurring role as Hercules' mother Alcmene on the syndicated adventure series, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, a
Liddy_Holloway
Words or phrases using vague claims to appear meaningful
orders the goddess of childbirth, Lucina, to prevent Alcmene from giving birth to Hercules. Alcmene's servant Galanthis, realizing that Lucina is outside
Weasel_word
Figure in Greek mythology
sons, Alcmaeon and Amphilochus. They may have also had three daughters: Alcmene, Eurydice, and Demonassa. Eriphyle's mythology is intertwined with that
Eriphyle
Series of figures in Greek mythology
Thebes and later on settled there. Laonome, daughter of Amphitryon and Alcmene (thus granddaughter of the precedent), sister of Iphicles and half-sister
Laonome
Greek mythological figures; considered the founders of Thebes
Creon (Regent) Jocasta 6. Laius Merope Polybus Hipponome Alcaeus Zeus Alcmene Amphitryon Perimede 7. Oedipus Megara Heracles Iphicles Anaxo Henioche
Amphion_and_Zethus
Main-belt asteroid
Alkmene was discovered by R. Luther on 27 November 1864 and named after Alcmene, the mother of Herakles in Greek mythology. Based on IRAS data, Alkmene
82_Alkmene
Greek mythology character, son of Zeus and Europa
jealous of his popularity. Rhadamanthus fled to Boeotia, where he married Alcmene, widow of Amphitryon and mother of Heracles. According to some traditions
Rhadamanthus
the son of Poseidon. She is avenged by Ares, who kills Halirrhothius. Alcmene; raped by Zeus in form of her husband Amphitryon, resulting in the birth
List of rape victims from ancient history and mythology
List_of_rape_victims_from_ancient_history_and_mythology
served as protector of Heracles, his stepfather Amphitryon, and mother Alcmene. Creon even gave his daughter Megara in marriage to Heracles. In return
Theban kings in Greek mythology
Theban_kings_in_Greek_mythology
British naval surgeon (1773–1842)
Alderney. Beatty was more fortunate in his next posting, the 32-gun frigate Alcmene, which he joined on 26 March 1796. The ship saw action on the coast of
William_Beatty_(surgeon)
People in Greek mythology
inhabitant of Taphos. The Taphians and Teleboans murdered the brothers of Alcmene (to whom both tribes were related), a crime punished by her husband Amphitryon's
Teleboans
American/New Zealand television series
an Amazon Jason Hoyte as Hephaestus, god of metallurgy Sharon Tyrell as Alcmene Alison Bruce as Simula Elizabeth Hawthorne as Hera Jay Ryan as Cadet John
Young_Hercules
Royal Navy officer (1799–1844)
letter to Sir Edward Pellew. In early May 1815, Coghlan was captain of HMS Alcmene as second in command of a British squadron headed by Captain Robert Campbell
Jeremiah_Coghlan
5th-century BC Athenian Greek tragedian
These are the remaining 71 plays ascribed to Aeschylus which are known: Alcmene Amymone The Archer-Women The Argivian Women The Argo, also titled The Rowers
Aeschylus
Naval surgeon and naturalist (1782–1818)
Portsmouth to handle patients with malignant fever. He then served aboard HMS Alcmene, HMS Hibernia, and HMS America around the Mediterranean, during which period
Joseph_Arnold
Albrighton Albuera Albury Alca Alcantara Alcaston Alceste Alcestis Alcide Alcmene Aldborough Aldenham Alderney Aldgate Aldington Alecto Alert Alerte Alexander
List of ship names of the Royal Navy (A)
List_of_ship_names_of_the_Royal_Navy_(A)
Painting by Peter Paul Rubens circa 1637
inventory number P01668. According to Diodorus Siculus, Hercules' mother, Alcmene, fearing Hera's jealousy, abandoned her newborn baby in the fields. However
The_Birth_of_the_Milky_Way
74-gun ship of the line in the Royal Navy
and the frigate HMS Alcmene, armed with cutlasses only, to be at the Victoria wharf. All the other boats of Vanguard and Alcmene, and the launches and
HMS_Vanguard_(1787)
Greek mythological king of Thebes
Creon (Regent) Jocasta 6. Laius Merope Polybus Hipponome Alcaeus Zeus Alcmene Amphitryon Perimede 7. Oedipus Megara Heracles Iphicles Anaxo Henioche
Pentheus
Greek god and personification of the Sun
course when they wish it to be night. When Zeus desired to sleep with Alcmene, he made one night last threefold, hiding the light of the Sun, by ordering
Helios
American film by Brett Ratner
Macedonian pirates Robert Maillet as Thracian Executioner Karolina Szymczak as Alcmene The film was written by Ryan J. Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos, directed
Hercules_(2014_film)
Journey into the underworld in literature
Amphion and Zethus (the founders of Thebes) by Zeus. Then, he is visited by Alcmene, the mother of Heracles by Zeus, and Heracle's wife Megara. He is also
Katabasis
Husband of goddess Boann in Irish mythology
an errand around the time of Imbolc. Boann, like her Greek counterpart Alcmene, got pregnant. To protect the sensibilities of his steward and the life
Elcmar
Thessalian princess in Greek mythology
cold-welter, close cover." In a later Canto (74) Pound connects her to Alcmene, imprisoned in the world of the dead, but in a later paradisal vision he
Tyro
5th-century BC Athenian playwright
uncertain date, and are arranged in English alphabetical order. Aegeus Aeolus Alcmene Alope, or Cercyon Antigone Auge Autolycus Busiris Cadmus Chrysippus Danae
Euripides
New Zealand actress (born 1975)
Legendary Journeys Rena Episode: "What's in a Name?", "The Wedding of Alcmene" 1996 G.P. Joanne Mills Episode: "Someone to Turn To" McLeod's Daughters
Simone_Kessell
Opéra bouffon by Jacques Offenbach
hypocrisy in detail, poking fun at all his mythological affairs ("Pour séduire Alcmène la fière"). Orphée's arrival, with Public Opinion at his side, has the
Orpheus_in_the_Underworld
Greek mythical character
Creon (Regent) Jocasta 6. Laius Merope Polybus Hipponome Alcaeus Zeus Alcmene Amphitryon Perimede 7. Oedipus Megara Heracles Iphicles Anaxo Henioche
Actaeon
Theban Princess
Creon (Regent) Jocasta 6. Laius Merope Polybus Hipponome Alcaeus Zeus Alcmene Amphitryon Perimede 7. Oedipus Megara Heracles Iphicles Anaxo Henioche
Autonoë_(daughter_of_Cadmus)
Greek mythological character
of Tiryns and Mycenae in the Argolid (which makes him half-brother of Alcmene, mother of Heracles). His mother is given as Mideia, a Phrygian woman.
Licymnius
Ability to physically transform in mythology, folklore and speculative fiction
a shower of gold Europa as a bull Leda as a swan Ganymede, as an eagle Alcmene as her husband Amphitryon Hera as a cuckoo Aegina as an eagle or a flame
Shapeshifting
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