- Alcestis (daughter of Pelias) - Mythopedia
Alcestis was a beautiful and virtuous Greek princess who married the Thessalian king Admetus When Admetus learned that it was time for him to die, Alcestis volunteered to die in his place
- Alcestis (Play) – Mythopedia
The Alcestis is the earliest of Euripides’ surviving plays, staged in 438 BCE It tells the story of Alcestis, a brave queen of Thessaly who volunteered to die in order to save her husband Admetus
- Admetus – Mythopedia
Admetus’ wife, the noble Alcestis, immediately agreed to die for her husband, though in the end she was saved by Heracles, another one of Admetus’ powerful friends In some traditions, Admetus took part in several heroic exploits, including the voyage of the Argonauts and the Calydonian boar hunt
- Thanatos – Mythopedia
Thanatos, son of Nyx and twin brother of Hypnos, was the divine personification of death Hated by gods and mortals alike, Thanatos could be outwitted or overpowered at times, but he always won out in the end
- Heracles – Mythopedia
Heracles, son of Zeus, was a hero famous for his physical strength and for performing the Twelve Labors He was easily recognized by his lion skin, club, and bow
- Acastus – Mythopedia
Acastus had several sisters, sometimes known collectively as the “Peliads ” Their names were Pisidice (or Pasidice), Pelopia, Hippothoe, and Alcestis [6] An additional sister, Alcandre, is known only from ancient art [7] There is enormous confusion surrounding the name of Acastus’ wife According to Apollodorus, she was called Astydamia
- Achaeus – Mythopedia
Achaeus, son of the Thessalian king Xuthus and the Athenian princess Creusa and thus the brother (or half brother) of Ion, ancestor of the Ionians Achaeus went to Thessaly to reclaim the lands once ruled by his father, which he renamed “Achaea” after himself In Homer, the name “Achaean” is sometimes used broadly to refer to all the Greeks who fought against Troy
- Persephone – Mythopedia
Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the wife of Hades, and the queen of the Underworld Her most important myth tells of how Hades abducted her, then tricked her into eating something in the Underworld so that she could never leave Not even her mother, Demeter, could bring her home
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