Victory Odes · Character
Alkmena
Mother of Heracles by Zeus, a mortal woman of great beauty.
minor
Also known as Of Alkmena
First appearance: victory odes
Alkmena's tie to Aias is one of the pressures that moves Victory Odes—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as the mother of Heracles, called to come to Melia's temple.
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With Aias (family): Aias (Ajax) is a descendant of Alcmene through the lineage of Heracles, making them distant kin. With Kadmus (family): Alcmene is the granddaughter of Cadmus through her mother Lysimache, making…
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Relationship types
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Mythological heroes and deities
- Protagonist
- Heracles and his family
- Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the revelation that the flute’s music—celebrated as Midas’s vic…
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- Aias
family · positive
Aias (Ajax) is a descendant of Alcmene through the lineage of Heracles, making them… How this plays out →
- Kadmus
family · positive
- Heracles
family · positive
- Aiakus
family · positive
- Battus
social · positive
- Amphitryon
family · positive
- Heracles
family · positive
- Kadmus
family · positive
Relationship notes
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Alkmena appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
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