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Meaning of "Alcmene" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALCMENE

Alcmene  [ælkˈmiːnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALCMENE

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Alcmene is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALCMENE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Alcmene

Alcmene

In Greek mythology, Alcmene /ælkˈmiːniː/ or Alcmena /ælkˈmiːnə/ was the wife of Amphitryon and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles. She was also the mother by Amphitryon of Iphicles and Laonome.

Definition of Alcmene in the English dictionary

The definition of Alcmene in the dictionary is the mother of Hercules by Zeus who visited her in the guise of her husband, Amphitryon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALCMENE


beanie
ˈbiːnɪ
bikini
bɪˈkiːnɪ
Cassini
kæˈsiːnɪ
cremini
krəˈmiːnɪ
genie
ˈdʒiːnɪ
Houdini
huːˈdiːnɪ
Irene
aɪˈriːnɪ
kundalini
ˈkʊndəˌliːnɪ
Martini
mɑːˈtiːnɪ
meanie
ˈmiːnɪ
meany
ˈmiːnɪ
Mussolini
ˌmʊsəˈliːnɪ
panini
pæˈniːnɪ
Puccini
pʊˈtʃiːnɪ
Rossini
rɒˈsiːnɪ
Selene
sɪˈliːnɪ
sweeney
ˈswiːnɪ
teeny
ˈtiːnɪ
tortellini
ˌtɔːtəˈliːnɪ
zucchini
tsuːˈkiːnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALCMENE

Alchevsk
Alcibiades
alcid
Alcides
alcidine
ALCM
Alcman
alco
Alcock
alcohol
alcohol abuse
alcohol abuser
alcohol consumption
alcohol content
alcohol patch
alcohol-free
alcoholic
alcoholically
alcoholicity
Alcoholics Anonymous

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALCMENE

amene
anadyomene
bene
chromene
cymene
gene
Greene
hegumene
hygiene
Lake Trasimene
Melpomene
nene
obscene
propylene
scene
sene
serene
sex scene
spodumene
Trasimene

Synonyms and antonyms of Alcmene in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Alcmene» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALCMENE

Find out the translation of Alcmene to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Alcmene from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Alcmene» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿尔克墨涅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Alcmena
570 millions of speakers

English

Alcmene
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Alcmene
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Alcmene
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Алкмена
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Alcmena
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Alcmene
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Alcmène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alcmene
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Alkmene
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Alcmene
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Alcmene
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alkmene
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Alcmene
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Alcmene
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अल्कमीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Alkmene
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Alcmena
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Alcmene
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Алкмена
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Alcmene
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Αλκμήνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Alcmene
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Alkmene
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Alkmene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Alcmene

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALCMENE»

The term «Alcmene» is normally little used and occupies the 132.163 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALCMENE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Alcmene

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALCMENE»

Discover the use of Alcmene in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Alcmene and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Narrative Dynamics in Ovid's Metamorphoses
Alcmene tells lole (her granddaughter-in-law) how Juno prolonged her labors when she was giving birth to Hercules (9.281-323). Alcmene's suffering represents, as it were, the first Herculean labor and functions as an ironic surrogate for the ...
Stephen Michael Wheeler, 2000
2
Mythology: Myths, Legends and Fantasies
Heracles (Hercules) was the son of Alcmene and Zeus (Jupiter). Alcmene s story begins with Perseus and Andromeda, whose children ruled over golden Mycenae, Tiryns, and Midea in Argos. Electryon ruled in Mycenae, and his rule was ...
Struik Publishers, Janet Parker, Alice Mills, Julie Stanton, 2007
3
Euripides: Ion. Children of Heracles. The madness of ...
Alcmene! Mother of Heracles! Alcmene, come out and listen to this! She's starved for good news, and she has had none, and she's especially heartsick over her grandsons. (Alcmene appears at the door. She is an older version ofMakaria and  ...
Euripides, David R. Slavitt, Smith Palmer Bovie, 1998
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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
/^ercules answered to four mothers named Alcmene throughout his TV / / journeys. In the TV movies, Jennifer Ludlum portrayed her as warmly protective of her heroic son, much as any mother would treat her child. Elizabeth Hawthorne in the ...
Robert Weisbrot, 2004
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Women and Weasels: Mythologies of Birth in Ancient Greece ...
In his account of events on Olympus, we saw how Hera managed to deceive Zeus while prolonging Alcmene's labor so that she would not be able to give birth as expected, but Homer has not told us anything about her, Alcmene, the woman in ...
Maurizio Bettini, 2013
6
Selected Writings
ALCMENE: And death I'd give myself to, ten times over. You will not see me in your home or show me To any woman in Hellas ever again. JUPITER: To the whole circle of the Olympians, Alcmene. — What a language! I will lead you Radiant ...
Heinrich Von Kleist, David Constantine, 2004
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A Web of Fantasies: Gaze, Image, and Gender in Ovid's ...
Juno is never mentioned in the parturition except for a very early reference (831– 32) by Alcmene stating simply that Juno is a goddess to be revered by her. In a generalizing way, Alcmene is less active and less distinguished in Plautus than in ...
Patricia B. Salzman-Mitchell, 2005
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Ancient Greek Beliefs
Their mother, Alcmene, enters the bedroom and finds two huge serpents attacking the two boys. She discovers brave-hearted Heracles choking the wriggling serpents to death with his bare hands. Their father, Amphitryon, comprehends from ...
Perry L. Westmoreland, 2007
9
Heroes of Olympus
On the night of Amphitryon's victorious return, Zeus entered Alcmene's chamber disguised as her husband. The god said it was time for a honeymoon and shared Alcmene's bed. As soon as Zeus left, the real Amphitryon entered the palace.
Philip Freeman, Laurie Calkhoven, 2013
10
Old Age in Greek and Latin Literature
4. The. Wrath. of. Alcmene: Gender,. Authority. and. Old. Age. in. Euripides'. Children of Heracles Thomas M. Falkner Perhaps more than any other of the early plays of Euripides, the Children of Hercules is characterized by abrupt and even ...
Thomas M. Falkner, Judith De Luce, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALCMENE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Alcmene is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Capes climb alone
ADMI has taken the 93,200-dwt Alcmene (built 2010) at Cape of Good Hope for 21 to 24 months at $6,750 daily. Shorter term, the 75,300-dwt ... «TradeWinds, May 15»
2
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v …
The "Alcmene" is a 93,193 dwt Post-Panamax dry bulk vessel built in 2010. This employment is anticipated to generate approximately US$4.25 ... «Nasdaq, May 15»
3
Diana fixes post-panamax
Diana's Alcmene was chartered out to ADM in 2013 for $7,250 per day. It also worked for Hong Kong's Topsail Shipping from March until April ... «TradeWinds, May 15»
4
TOP SHELF: 'The Madness of Hercules'
... a dalliance with Alcmene, disguised as her husband, Amphitryon. Hercules is born from this union. Fed up with her husband's philandering, ... «Monitor, Apr 15»
5
Olympus On My Mind: An old-fashioned musical comedy
... Olympus is based on the Greek myth of Amphitryon and tells how Jupiter comes to Earth to woo the beautiful Alcmene, appearing in the form ... «New Canaan Advertiser, Apr 15»
6
Gods in love
Based on a Greek myth, Jupiter comes to Earth to woo the beautiful Alcmene, appearing in the form of her absent husband, General ... «Wilton Bulletin, Apr 15»
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Town Players to perform 'Olympus on My Mind'
... and tells how Jupiter comes to Earth to woo the beautiful Alcmene, appearing in the form of her absent husband, General Amphitryon. Jupiter ... «Newcanaannewsonline, Apr 15»
8
Mythology in Comic Books
He was the son of Zeus and the Bane Alcmene women. There are as many different versions of Hercules' life story as there are storytellers. «The Rampage Online, Feb 15»
9
Town Players of New Canaan Announce Auditions for Olympus on …
In the tale, Jupiter (Zeus) comes to Earth to woo the Alcmene. He appears to her in the form of her absent husband Amphitryon. Things go well ... «Patch.com, Feb 15»
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Disney's Most Beloved Films Had Some Super-Creepy Inspirations …
But in the original Greek tale, Hercules is the son of Zeus and a mortal, Alcmene. That's right, Zeus had a wandering thunder bolt, which is a ... «E! Online, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Alcmene [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/alcmene>. May 2024 ».
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