Alcmena (Earth-616)

Alcmene
Name	Alcmene or Alcmena
Affiliation and Relationships
Relatives	Grandparents: Perseus (grandfather, deceased) Parents: Electryon (father, deceased); Anaxo (mother, deceased) Spouses: Amphitryon (husband, deceased) Children: Hercules, Iphicles (sons) Descendants: Hyllus, Iolaus (grandsons) Other Relatives: Eurystheus (nephew)
Marital Status	Widowed, Re-Married
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5′11″ (1.8 m)
Weight	125 lbs (56.7 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Brown
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Mycenae, Greece
Place of Death	Haliartus, Greece
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Mycenaean
Occupation	Monarch of Mycenae
Base of Operations	Mycenae, Greece
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Bob Layton, Luke McDonnell
First	Hercules (Vol. 3) #2 (May, 2005)
First	Hercules (Vol. 3) #2 (May, 2005)
Death	Incredible Hercules #139 (December, 2009) (Mentioned)
Death	Incredible Hercules #139 (December, 2009) (Mentioned)

History

Strangling the serpents

Alcmena was the daughter of King Electryon of Mycenae, son of Perseus, and of his wife Anaxo, circa 13th century BC.

She was married to Amphitryon, general of Thebes, Greece. Alcmena was seduced by Zeus, the king of the Olympian Gods, who had taken the form of her husband. She gave birth to Hercules and it was after the birth that Alcmena and Amphitryon learned that Zeus was the father. Hera the wife of Zeus was insanely jealous of her husband's infidelity and she sent two snakes to kill the child, but were strangled by the already strong baby Hercules. After the young baby Hercules killed the two snakes sent to kill him his parents went to Tiresias for advice. He revealed the truth of Hercules true parentage and that Zeus created him to be the champion of mankind. He saw his many future battles including one against the Hulk.

She died in 1239 BC.

See Also

• 3 appearance(s) of Alcmena (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Alcmena (Earth-616)
• 5 mention(s) of Alcmena (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Alcmena (Earth-616)
• 3 image(s) of Alcmena (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Alcmena at the Appendix to the Marvel Universe