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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
Apollo – Mythopedia Apollo was one of the Twelve Olympians and the Greek god of prophecy, healing, art, and culture He embodied the Greek ideal of masculine beauty
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
Greek Mortals – Mythopedia The mortals of Greek mythology included kings and queens, prophets, healers, warriors, and peasants Unlike gods, all mortals were fated to eventually die, but many of them achieved great fame (or infamy) while they lived
Orion – Mythopedia Orion was a mortal hunter of remarkable size and strength, as well as a highly prolific lover The myths surrounding Orion were often contradictory, though most sources agree he was killed by a god (usually Artemis or Gaia) due to his violent and insolent tendencies He was turned into a constellation after his death
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