Editing Alcmene (section)

===Background===
According to the ''[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Bibliotheca]]'', Alcmene was born to [[Electryon]], the son of [[Perseus]] and [[Andromeda (mythology)|Andromeda]], and king of [[Tiryns]] and [[Mycenae]] or Medea in [[Argolis (ancient region)|Argolis]].<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+2.25.9&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:book=:chapter=&highlight=Alcmena 2.25.9]</ref> Her mother was [[Anaxo (daughter of Alcaeus)|Anaxo]], daughter of [[Alcaeus (mythology)|Alcaeus]] and [[Astydameia|Astydamia]].<ref name="Apollod. 2.4.5">[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+2.4.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:book=:chapter=&highlight=Alcmena 2.4.5]</ref> Other accounts say her mother was [[Lysidice (mythology)|Lysidice]], the daughter of [[Pelops]] and [[Hippodamia (mythology)|Hippodameia]],<ref name="Plut. Thes. 7.1">[[Plutarch]], ''[[Parallel Lives|Lives]]'' Theseus [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plut.+Thes.+7.1 7.1]</ref> or [[Eurydice of Mycenae|Eurydice]], the daughter of Pelops.<ref>[[Diodorus Siculus]], [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/4B*.html#9.1 4.9.1]</ref> According to [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], the poet [[Asius of Samos|Asius]] made Alcmene the daughter of [[Amphiaraus]] and [[Eriphyle]].<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+5.17.8&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:book=:chapter=&highlight=Alcmena 5.17.8]</ref>

[[Hesiod]] describes Alcmene as the tallest, most beautiful woman with wisdom surpassed by no person born of mortal parents. It is said that her face and dark eyes were as charming as [[Aphrodite]]'s, and that she honoured her husband like no woman before her.<ref name="Hes. Sh. 1">Hesiod, ''Shield of Heracles'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Hes.+Sh.+1 1 ff.]</ref>