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In Greek mythology Alcmene, or Alcmênê was the mother of Heracles. She was the daughter of Electryon, king of Mycenae and a son of Perseus. Her mother was either Anaxo, sister of Amphitryon, and thus Electryon's niece, or a daughter of Pelops, either Eurydice or Lysidice. Alcmena was the wife of Amphitryon in his exile, though he had accidentally killed her father.