Ἀλκμήνη

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From ἀλκή (alkḗ, strength) +‎ μήνη (mḗnē, moon).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἀλκμήνη (Alkmḗnēf (genitive Ἀλκμήνης); first declension

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alcmene

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References

  • Ἀλκμήνη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Ἀλκμήνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000