Falsafa

Comma for either/or — dharma, courage. Spelling forgiving — corage finds courage.

    The Atlas·Figures

    Alcmene

    mythological figure · 5 works · 5 mentions · 5 anchored passages

    in the texts

    FrogsClassical · Greek

    Mother of Heracles, named by Xanthias when he refuses to impersonate her son further.

    XANTHIAS And how could I, being a slave and a mortal too, become the son of Alcmene?
    frogs

    ProtrepticusLate Antiquity · Greek

    Mortal woman with whom Zeus conceived Heracles over an extraordinarily long night.

    OrationsImperial · Greek

    Mortal mother of Heracles.

    For he was, as all say, the son of Zeus by Alcmene, and king not only of Argos but of all Hellas.
    oration 1

    LysanderImperial · Greek

    Mother of Heracles, said to be buried near Haliartus after living with Rhadamanthus.

    And near by is also the memorial of Alcmene;
    chapter 28

    RomulusImperial · Greek

    Mythological mother of Heracles whose body reportedly disappeared during burial, leaving a stone in its place, cited as a further parallel to divine translation.