Alcimenes (, grc, Ἀλκιμένης) can refer to a number of people in Greek mythology and history: ''Mythology'' *Alcimenes, a Boeotian prince as the son of King Glaucus of Corinth, Glaucus of Potniae and possibly, Eurymede or Eurynome of Megara, Eurynome, daughter of King Nisos, Nisus of Megara. He was unintentionally killed by his own brother Bellerophon. According to some traditions, he was called Deliades (mythology), Deliades or Piren, Peiren. *Alcimedes, one of the sons of Jason and Medea. When Jason subsequently wanted to marry Glauce, his sons Alcimenes and Tisander were murdered by Medea, and were afterwards buried by Jason in the sanctuary of Hera at Corinth. ''History'' *Alcimenes, an Athens, Athenian comic poet, apparently a contemporary of Aeschylus. One of his pieces is supposed to have been titled "The Female Swimmers" (). His works were greatly admired by Tynnichus, a younger contemporary of Aeschylus. *Alcimenes, a tragic writer who was a native of Megara, mentioned in the Suda.Suda, ''s.v.'' and

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*Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4
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*Diodorus Siculus, ''Bibliotheca historica, The Library of History'' translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8
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*Diodorus Siculus, ''Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2''. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library
*Gaius Julius Hyginus, ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'' translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
*Hesiod, ''Catalogue of Women'' from ''Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica'' translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914
Online version at theio.comSmith, William, ed. (1870). "Alcemines". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. vol 1, page 101
*Suda, Suida, ''Suda Encyclopedia'' translated by Ross Scaife, David Whitehead, William Hutton, Catharine Roth, Jennifer Benedict, Gregory Hays, Malcolm Heath Sean M. Redmond, Nicholas Fincher, Patrick Rourke, Elizabeth Vandiver, Raphael Finkel, Frederick Williams, Carl Widstrand, Robert Dyer, Joseph L. Rife, Oliver Phillips and many others
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