In Greek mythology, Alcmene or Alcmena (Greek: Αλκμήνη; pronounced:ˌ/əlkʰmeɪnɛ/) was the mother of Heracles.
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| - thumb|230px|Alcmena. Alcmena es un personaje de la película Hercules.
- In Greek mythology, Alcmene or Alcmena (Greek: Αλκμήνη; pronounced:ˌ/əlkʰmeɪnɛ/) was the mother of Heracles.
- Alcmene was the mortal mother of Hercules. She was born to Electryon and Anaxo. She was married to a well-respected General, Amphitryon, with whom she had a son, Iphicles. Zeus visited Alcmene in the form of Amphitryon and they conceived Hercules. Unbeknownst to Alcmene, Amphitryon had in fact died the night Hercules was conceived- she did not receive the news until several months later, when Jason delivered news of his mentor's death. Most of the population of Thebes believed her to be a harlot having become pregnant while her husband was off at war. She was unaware it was truly Zeus who had impregnated her until after Hercules was born. Although she was treated as a pariah, she inherited most of Amphitryon's wealth (likely due to Jason's influence), and was thus able to live comfortably
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| - Alcmene was the mortal mother of Hercules. She was born to Electryon and Anaxo. She was married to a well-respected General, Amphitryon, with whom she had a son, Iphicles. Zeus visited Alcmene in the form of Amphitryon and they conceived Hercules. Unbeknownst to Alcmene, Amphitryon had in fact died the night Hercules was conceived- she did not receive the news until several months later, when Jason delivered news of his mentor's death. Most of the population of Thebes believed her to be a harlot having become pregnant while her husband was off at war. She was unaware it was truly Zeus who had impregnated her until after Hercules was born. Although she was treated as a pariah, she inherited most of Amphitryon's wealth (likely due to Jason's influence), and was thus able to live comfortably and provide for her sons. When Hercules turned 18 years-old, Alcmene sent him off to Cheiron's Academy to learn how to defend himself. It was at the academy that Hercules was able to learn the fighting skills which made him into the legendary hero he became. At the Academy, Hercules befriended Iolaus and Jason. As word of Hercules's exploits spread, Alcmene found herself something of a celebrity as more and more of the Greek populace learned of his deeds. Eventually, word got out that Zeus was Hercules's true father, and Alcmene became a highly respected person in Greece. Many years later, Echidna, grief-stricken at the deaths of her children at Hercules's hands, arranged to have Demetrius pretend to fall in love with Alcmene in order to lure Hercules into a trap. In Demetrius, Alcmene found a cure for her loneliness that she would not find again until she fell in love with Jason. Feeling sorry for Echidna, Alcmene begged Hercules to imprison her instead of kill her.(HTLJ "The Mother of All Monsters"). Alcmene revealed to Hercules and Iolaus that she and Jason had had feelings for one another almost since the day that Jason delivered the news that Amphitryon had been killed. When they finally decided to get married many years later they planned a huge wedding in Corinth. The ceremony was interrupted by Hera's Blue Priest who used the opportunity to try to kill Hercules and ruin Alcmene's life. Luckily, Hercules, Iolaus and the other Argonauts were able to save the day so that the wedding could go forward (HTLJ "The Wedding of Alcmene"). The couple remained happy until Alcmene's peaceful death from a weak heart (HTLJ "Twilight"). Because she led a virtuous life and raised the greatest hero Greece had ever seen, she was granted entry into the Elysian Fields. Hera briefly transferred Alcmene's soul to Tartarus to blackmail Zeus into surrendering his power to her, but kept her word and restored Alcmene to the Elysian Fields when Zeus agreed.
- thumb|230px|Alcmena. Alcmena es un personaje de la película Hercules.
- In Greek mythology, Alcmene or Alcmena (Greek: Αλκμήνη; pronounced:ˌ/əlkʰmeɪnɛ/) was the mother of Heracles.
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