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- Alcestis (daughter of Pelias) - Mythopedia
In some versions, Heracles (another one of Admetus’ powerful friends) wrestled Alcestis back from Thanatos In other versions, Persephone, the queen of the Underworld, took pity on Alcestis and sent her back to the land of the living Hercules Wrestling with Death for the Body of Alcestis by Frederic Lord Leighton (ca 1869–1871)
- Alcestis (Play) - Mythopedia
Strangely, as the fourth play of its tetralogy, the Alcestis occupied the spot usually reserved for a satyr play Yet the Alcestis is clearly a tragedy, employing the diction, structure, and themes of the genre and lacking most of the basic stylistic features of satyr plays (such as explicit sexual themes and a chorus of satyrs) At the same
- Admetus – Mythopedia
Admetus, son of Pheres, was the king of Pherae in Thessaly He had a reputation as a just and hospitable ruler and was a favorite of the god Apollo When it came time for Admetus to die, his wife Alcestis was permitted to die in his place—though in the end she too was restored to life
- Thanatos - Mythopedia
Another important story, in which Heracles wrestles Thanatos to save Alcestis, was popularized by at least two Athenian tragedies: one—which no longer survives—by Phrynichus (late sixth to early fifth century BCE), and another—the Alcestis—by Euripides (ca 480–406 BCE) Roman
- Acastus – Mythopedia
Acastus had several sisters, sometimes known collectively as the “Peliads ” Their names were Pisidice (or Pasidice), Pelopia, Hippothoe, and Alcestis An additional sister, Alcandre, is known only from ancient art There is enormous confusion surrounding the name of Acastus’ wife According to Apollodorus, she was called Astydamia
- Persephone – Mythopedia
When Alcestis’ husband Admetus was told that he could put off his death if he found somebody willing to die in his place, Alcestis bravely volunteered According to some authors, Persephone was so moved by this deed that she allowed Alcetis to return to the land of the living (in the more familiar version, though, Alcestis was brought back by
- Cyclops (Play) - Mythopedia
Overview The Cyclops, produced by Euripides around 408 BCE (or possibly earlier), is the only surviving example of an ancient Greek satyr play
- Heracles (Play) – Mythopedia
New York: NYRB Classics, 2008: Contains verse translations of the Heracles as well as the Alcestis, Hecuba, and Hippolytus Waterfield, Robin, trans Euripides: Heracles and Other Plays Oxford World’s Classics Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008: Accurate, clear, idiomatic prose translation with thematic introductions
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