Meaning, origin and history of the name Alcmene

Gender Feminine

Scripts Ἀλκμήνη (Alkmene), derived from alke) meaning "strength, prowess" combined with mene) meaning "moon" or menis) meaning "wrath". In Greek mythology Alcmene was the wife of Amphitryon. She was the mother of Heracles by Zeus, who bedded her by disguising himself as her absent husband.