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	Alcmene
		Alcmene is the mother of the hero Heracles.
		Before sleeping with her husband, Alcmene demanded that her husband avenge her brothers' deaths at the hands of pirates.
		The Theban seer Tiresias absolved Alcmene from guilt, and Amphitryon slept with her as well.
	dante.udallas.edu /hutchison/Heroes/Heracles/alcmene.htm (215 words)

	Alcmene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Greek mythology Alcmene, or Alkmênê ("might of the moon"), the daughter of Electryon, king of Mycenae and a son of Perseus, was the wife of Amphitryon in his exile, though he had accidentally killed her father.
		In this way Alcmene is one among several mothers of mythic twins of whom the sire of one is mortal, of the other a god, the most famous of them being the Dioscuri, two from the double set of such twins of Leda.
		While Alcmene was pregnant with Heracles ("glory of Hera"), Hera herself tried to prevent her from giving birth to the hero who would help establish the new Olympian order.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alcmene (348 words)

	alcmene (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alcmene, or Alkmênê ("might of the moon") was, in ancient Greek mythology, the daughter of Electryon, king of Mycenae, and wife of Amphitryon.
		One account of the origin of the Milky Way is that Zeus had tricked Hera into nursing the infant Heracles: discovering who he was, she had pulled him from her breast, and a spurt of her milk formed the smear across the sky that can be seen to this day.
		Alcmene was regarded as the ancestress of the Heracleidae, and worshipped at Thebes and Athens.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /alcmene.html (227 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 107 (v. 1) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alcmene declared that she would marry him who should avenge the death of her brothers.
		Alcmene became the mother of Heracles by Zeus, and of Iphicles by Amphitryon.
		Hera, jealous of Alcmene, delayed the birth of Heracles for seven days, that Eurystheus might be born first, and thus be entitled to greater rights, according to a vow of Zeus himself.
	ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/0116.html (988 words)

	Alcmene (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alcmene or Alkmênê ("might of the moon") was in Greek mythology the daughter of Electryon king of Mycenae and wife of Amphitryon.
		While Alcmene was pregnant Heracles Hera tried to prevent her from giving She was foiled by Galanthis her servant who told Hera that had already delivered the baby.
		One account of the origin of the Milky Way is that Zeus had tricked Hera nursing the infant Heracles: discovering who he she had pulled him from her breast and a spurt of her milk formed the smear across the sky can be seen to this day.
	www.freeglossary.com /Alkmene (184 words)

	Mythography \| The Greek Heroine Alcmene in Myth and Art
		When Amphitryon, at Alcmene's request, went to seek revenge for the death of the brothers, he accidentally killed the heroine's father.
		However, Alcmene imposed a severe restriction on the unfortunate man - she refused to become intimate with Amphitryon until he had avenged the deaths.
		Alcmene of course became pregnant, and with twins - Herakles, the son of Zeus, and Iphicles, who was Amphitryon's child.
	www.loggia.com /myth/alcmene.html (400 words)

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		He has felt the darts of Alcmene's eyes; and, whilst Amphitryon, her husband, commands the Theban troops on the plains of Boeotia, Jupiter has taken his form, and assuaged his pains, in the possession of the sweetest of pleasures.
		Alcmene expects this public testimony from me; her virtue, which is outraged by the noise of this mischance, demands justification, and I will see justice is done it.
		Alcmene is wholly yours, whatever means one may employ; it must be gratifying to your passion to see that there is no other way of pleasing her than to appear as her husband.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/etext01/amphi10.txt (13929 words)

	Real Legendary Journeys - Season 2 - Episode 22
		Alcmene of Thebes, who was always the first one to speak out against injustice, the first to stand up for those who couldn’t fight for themselves, and the first to offer the right words of comfort and wisdom to any troubled soul that crossed her path, was rendered utterly speechless.
		Alcmene also watched, beaming with pride, but as the last thug was dispatched the demigod approached her, in no mood for praise.
		Alcmene saw and cried out, watching in horror as the man who’d been moments away from becoming her husband was sucked into the gaping maw of the sea monster.
	www.iolausianlibrary.org /rlj/sea2ep22.htm (11622 words)

	Herakles Numismatics, Inc.
		One of the greatest heroes of Ancient Greek mythology, Herakles was known to be the strongest man on earth.
		He was the son of Zeus (the ruler of the Greek gods) and Alcmene (a human and the wife of the Theban general Amphitryon).
		Herakles won fame for completing twelve seemingly impossible tasks, known as the "Labors of Herakles." Worshiped by the Greeks as both a god and as a mortal hero, Herakles is depicted on coins throughout ancient Greek history.
	www.herakles-inc.com (218 words)

	Whoosh! Episode Guide: HTLJ THE WEDDING OF ALCMENE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alcmene visits her son Hercules and Iolaus fighting bad people in a tavern.
		Alcmene is shopping for fabric for her wedding dress when a woman named Sera tells her about a place for the wedding to take place.
		Also, when Alcmene received the present from Salmoneus, she made a comment that she always thought his name was pronounced "Salmanela"-hint hint, Men in Pink.
	www.whoosh.org /epguide/herk/h221_34_wedding.html (727 words)

	Characters of Greek Mythology - Lovers of Zeus - Alcmene (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When Electryon, Alcmene's father, returned, he was accidentally killed by Amphitryon, so the couple escaped to Thebes and were married.
		So while he was gone, Zeus disguised himself as Alcmene's husband and laid with her for three dayless nights, and fathered Heracles on her.
		When Alcmene died, Zeus made arrangements that she be taken to the Island of Blessed.
	www.geocities.com /hestia624/lovers/lovers-alcmene.html (167 words)

	Peoria Limelight - Peoria/Bloomington Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Amphitryon is angry and accuses Alcmene of infidelity.
		Jupiter convinces Alcmene that there is only one way she could have been deceived and she is relieved to be exonerated from blame but angry at Jupiter for having misled her.
		Despite the protestations of Mercury, Jupiter hatches a plan to convert Alcmene into a constellation of stars so that she can be with him in heaven for all eternity.
	peoriatheatre.com /photos/99-olympus.html (769 words)

	Sailing Ships of the Royal Navy A2 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		ALCMENE lost one seaman killed and one petty officer and eight seamen wounded.
		Since ALCMENE belonged to the Mediterranean squadron both the Earl of St Vincent and Lord KEITH were cojointly liable as Commanders-in-Chief to receive one third of an eighth share.
		ALCMENE went out into Plymouth Sound on 15 January 1800 and sailed for Torbay in a snowstorm on the 21st.
	www.cronab.demon.co.uk /A2.HTM (21549 words)

	Reversion
		Further, Alcmene had warned him about two year olds' wilfulness and he feared that, in Hercules' present state, any such move was likely to set the demigod off into a tantrum and then anything could happen.
		Alcmene decided it might be best to revert to the routine they had followed when Hercules was a child and so, after dinner, she had put water on to heat.
		Alcmene breathed a sigh of heartfelt relief as she saw the pair retreat and began to examine her patient.
	www.geocities.com /SoHo/Cafe/3040/reversn.html (7622 words)

	Fated
		Alcmene noticed the younger boy, who she judged to be about three, was small but well-built.
		Alcmene looked at Iolaus and realized that she felt no fear at the idea of him holding Hercules.
		Alcmene grinned at Iolaus, knowing somehow that what was happening here was only the beginning of something.
	www.angelfire.com /pa3/quietwolf/melinda10.html (816 words)

	Heracles' Birth - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the land of the mortals lived a woman named Alcmene who was very virtuous and much in love with her husband, Amphitryon.
		Alcmene believed that it was her husband and thus Zeus had his wish.
		Electryon was another son of Perseus and was the father of Alcmene.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=2565 (527 words)

	Mycenae
		Amphitryon, surprised by the cool greeting he got from Alcmene that night and by the fact she knew already of his deeds before he had to tell her, consulted Tiresias, the seer, who told him the truth.
		But Hera, jealous of Alcmene, managed to delay the birth of Alcmene' s twins while speeding up the birth of a son to Sthenelus, another of Perseus' sons, by his wife Nicippe, a daughter of Pelops.
		The Athenians then brought Eurystheus' head to Alcmene, who tore his eyes apart (Alcmene lived very old after that in Thebes with some of Heracles' sons and, after her death, was transported by Hermes into the Island of the Blessed where she married Rhadamantus, a son of Zeus and Europa, brother of Minos).
	plato-dialogues.org /tools/loc/mycenae.htm (2049 words)

	Hercules Myth of the Month
		But Alcmene refused to lie with her new husband until he had avenged the death of her eight brothers.
		Alcmene would never let Amphitryon forget that his errant toss had killed her father.
		Alcmene delighted in hearing Zeus' account of the crushing defeat of her brothers' killers, and loved him passionately for the whole thirty-six hours.
	www.thanasis.com /mmay99.htm (3433 words)

	Scars of the Past by E.
		Alcmene rushed to his side, started to pick him up and was shocked to find blood oozing from Iolaus' back.
		Alcmene came running, she picked him up and soothed him, explaining that everything would be all right.
		Alcmene was at her wits end, she didn't know what to do with the boys.
	www.iolausianlibrary.org /e1.htm (2190 words)

	YH Fanfiction Forum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alcmene had to suppress her laughter at his honest statement.
		Alcmene raised a hand in front of her mouth, desperately trying to hide her giggles for Iolaus' sake.
		Alcmene nodded, "Good." She smiled as she wiped some flour from off of his cheek.
	www.network54.com /Forum/viewall?forumid=13200&it=1 (2455 words)

	I Dream of Genie
		Alcmene rushed to the genie's side and put an arm around her.
		Alcmene wrapped her arms around Jasmine as they knelt on the bed.
		Alcmene threw the dark god a look of complete frustration then she returned her attention to Iolaus who was moaning and trying to open his eyes.
	www.fortunecity.com /skyscraper/mnemonic/1632/id24.htm (5435 words)

	"Imaginary Friend" by Marina Frants
		Alcmene sat up straight on her stool, and held the wet shirt up to the light to make sure all the stains were out.
		Alcmene sighed and rubbed the bridge of her nose, wincing at the first faint throb of a headache.
		Alcmene sent Hercules to stay with the neighbors, away from the overwrought atmosphere, and spent most of the day sitting on the floor near Iphicles's bed, talking to him in a soothing voice, trying to explain why she had to do what she'd done, trying to make him understand the danger he'd been in.
	www.sff.net /people/frants/imagine.htm (7256 words)

	Boosey & Hawkes Opera
		He has his eye on Alcmene, the beautiful wife of the Theban field commander Amphitryon, who is kept from home by a war against Athens.
		The god, who may not present himself in his real form, chooses the form of Amphitryon and spends a night with Alcmene who thinks him to be her husband returned early from war.
		Alcmene is more than a little surprised to find her husband returning for a second time a few hours later.
	www.boosey.com /pages/opera/moreDetails.asp?musicID=26056 (302 words)

	Title: The Heart Series 3: Heartache
		Alcmene raised her eyebrow but said nothing as she turned and headed upstairs.
		Alcmene clutched Jason's arm as they left the house and darkness surrounded them.
		Alcmene gave one last look over her shoulder towards her small house as they rode through the woods.
	www.squidge.org /~peja/hercules/HeartSeries3Heartache.htm (4634 words)

	Hercules: The Wedding of Alcmene
		On her way to Corinth, Hercules' mother Alcmene stops in a small village to meet her son, and arrives just in time to see Hercules and Iolaus defeat a band of thugs who have terrorized the local tavern.
		Jason rides off to meet Alcmene on the outskirts of the city, while Patronius is visited by the resurrected Blue Priest, who's still under Hera's command, and who solicits Patronius' help in a plot to kill Hercules.
		Hercules, Jason and Alcmene are attacked by the ruthless thugs on a country road, but the two men drive off the murderers, only to realize that Alcmene has also vanished.
	www.hostultra.com /~kszonew/hwo/season2/2021.htm (726 words)

	HERACLES FACTS AND INFORMATION
		Zeus had tricked Alcmene into thinking that he was her husband, Amphitryon, returned early from war.
		While Alcmene was pregnant with Heracles, Hera, who was already informed of Zeus' adultery, persuaded Zeus to swear an oath on the night Heracles was to be born that the child born that night to a member of the House of Perseus would be High King.
		Once the oath was sworn, Hera hurried to Alcmene's dwelling and slowed the birth by sitting crosslegged with her clothing tied in knots.
	www.witwib.com /Heracles (1971 words)

	The Heart Series 4: Heartbreak
		Alcmene looked up from the small campfire when she heard Jason's voice softly calling her name.
		Alcmene looked up at he flat tone of her son's voice.
		Alcmene patted his hand with a small smile before getting to her feet.
	www.squidge.org /~peja/hercules/HeartSeries4Heartbreak.htm (4991 words)

	Hippolyte and Herakles
		“Then Zeus entered her (Alcmene) bed in the form of Amphitryon…In one night that was as long as three, Zeus brought comfort and ecstasy to Alcmene.
		Hera knew of the plans Zeus had for his son by Alcmene and took his birthright away from him, being lord of all lands of Perseus, to Eurystheus, the son of Sthenelus of Tiryns.
		Alcmene gave birth to twins, first was Alceides, name meaning glory to Hera, (Heracles) and an hour later the mortal son Iphicles.
	people.uncw.edu /deagona/amazons/hippolyte2test.htm (1880 words)

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