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• Admetus — In Greek mythology, Admetus /æd mi: təs/ was a king of Pherae in Thessaly, succeeding his father Pheres after whom the city was named. Admetus was one of the Argonauts and took part in the Calydonian Boar hunt.MythologyAdmetus was famed for his… …   Wikipedia

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• Alcestis — /al ses tis/, n. 1. Also, Alkestis. Class. Myth. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules. 2. (italics) a tragedy (438 B.C.) by Euripides. *… …   Universalium

• Alceste (Lully) — Alceste, ou Le triomphe d’Alcide is a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts by Jean Baptiste Lully. The French language libretto is by Philippe Quinault, after Euripides’ Alcestis . It was first performed at the Paris Opéra on January… …   Wikipedia

• List of Disney's Hercules characters — The following are fictional characters from Disney s 1997 film Hercules and from the 1998 TV series. These are heavily interpreted versions of Greek mythology, very different from the classical versions. Contents 1 Hercules 2 Phil 3 Megara …   Wikipedia

• Alcestis — /al ses tis/, n. 1. Also, Alkestis. Class. Myth. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules. 2. (italics) a tragedy (438 B.C.) by Euripides …   Useful english dictionary

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• Alcestis — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Alkēstis Date: 14th century the wife of Admetus who dies for her husband and is restored to him by Hercules …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ALCES`TIS —    the wife of Admetus, who gave herself up to death to save her husband. Hercules descended to the lower world and brought her back. She is the subject of one of the tragedies of Euripides …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Alcestis — wife of Admetus, she offered her life for her husband and was rescued from the Underworld by Herakles, from Gk. Alkestis, lit. valiant, courageous, from alke protection, help, strength, power …   Etymology dictionary