proper nounAlceusALCEVS☆ KeepMeaningfather of Amphitryo and grandfather of HerculesLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ALCEUSLEWIS & SHORTALCEUSAlceus (dissyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = Ἀλκεύς, I. father of Amphitryo and grandfather of Hercules, who was named Alcides from him, Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 392.Read the whole entry