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Alcestis (daughter of Pelias) - Mythopedia Overview Alcestis, the daughter of Pelias, was a Greek princess known for her beauty as well as her virtue She was married to Admetus, the king of Pherae in the northern Greek region of Thessaly Alcestis proved herself a paragon of matrimonial devotion when it came time for Admetus to die The god Apollo, who loved Admetus, devised a way for him to put off his fate: if Admetus could find
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
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
Cyclops (Play) – Mythopedia Euripides’ Cyclops is the only surviving satyr play from antiquity It is a burlesque retelling of the myth of Odysseus and the Cyclops Polyphemus
Heracles (Play) – Mythopedia The Heracles is a tragedy by Euripides, usually dated to around 415 BCE In the play, Heracles returns home after completing his Twelve Labors, just in time to save his family from a violent usurper But he is driven mad by the gods and ends up killing the wife and children he has just saved
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
Hecuba (Play) – Mythopedia The Hecuba is a tragedy by Euripides, usually dated to the late 420s BCE The play focuses on Hecuba, the former queen of Troy, and the misfortunes she suffers after her city is sacked It culminates in her bloody revenge on Polymestor, the man who murdered her son Polydorus
Eurydice – Mythopedia Eurydice was the young woman or nymph who died on the day of her marriage to the musician Orpheus Orpheus descended to the Underworld to retrieve his bride but ultimately failed in his quest