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Alcmene
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Alcmene, in Greek mythology, a mortal princess, the granddaughter of Perseus and Andromeda. She was the mother of Heracles by Zeus, who disguised himself as her husband Amphitryon and seduced her.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray.