On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Alcmene. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Alcmene in a sentence
Alcmene meaning
- Descendant of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules.
- 82 Alkmene, a main belt asteroid.
Using Alcmene
- The main meaning on this page is: Descendant of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules. | 82 Alkmene, a main belt asteroid.
Context around Alcmene
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alcmene
- In this selection, "alcmene" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tying, describes, mother, writhed, calls and told stand out and add context to how "alcmene" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alcmene writhed in and by delaying alcmene s labour. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alcmene" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alcmene
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His mother Alcmene had both Perseids and Pelopids in her ancestry. (11 words)
Alcmene writhed in pain, cursed the heavens, and came close to death. (12 words)
As punishment for deceiving Lucina, Galanthis was transformed into a weasel ; she continued to live with Alcmene. (17 words)
When, shortly before his son Heracles was born, Zeus proclaimed the next-born descendant of Perseus should get the kingdom, Hera thwarted his ambitions by delaying Alcmene 's labour and having her candidate Eurystheus born prematurely. (36 words)
When Amphitryon finally returned to Thebes, Alcmene told him that he had come the night before and slept with her; he learned from Tiresias what Zeus had done. (28 words)
Ruck and Staples When Alcmene was pregnant with Heracles, Hera tried to prevent the birth from occurring by tying Alcmene's legs in knots. (24 words)
Example sentences (10)
Ruck and Staples When Alcmene was pregnant with Heracles, Hera tried to prevent the birth from occurring by tying Alcmene's legs in knots.
Alcmene writhed in pain, cursed the heavens, and came close to death.
As punishment for deceiving Lucina, Galanthis was transformed into a weasel ; she continued to live with Alcmene.
Here Alcmene calls upon Jupiter, who performs a miracle allowing her to give birth quickly and without pain.
Hesiod describes Alcmene as the tallest, most beautiful woman with wisdom surpassed by no person born of mortal parents.
His mother Alcmene had both Perseids and Pelopids in her ancestry.
However, the god in Delphi gave the Heracleidae an oracle that it was better to bury Alcmene in Megara.
Upon hearing this, she jumped in surprise, loosing the knots and inadvertently allowing Alcmene to give birth to Heracles and Iphicles.
When Amphitryon finally returned to Thebes, Alcmene told him that he had come the night before and slept with her; he learned from Tiresias what Zeus had done.
When, shortly before his son Heracles was born, Zeus proclaimed the next-born descendant of Perseus should get the kingdom, Hera thwarted his ambitions by delaying Alcmene 's labour and having her candidate Eurystheus born prematurely.