Admetus

Family: Pherae · Role: son of Pheres · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.8

🌐 Also appears in: Greek Tragedy — The Same Myth, Three Voices (as Admetus)

Life events

• Alcestis dies in Admetus's place and is later restored to life.(Apollodorus, Library 1.9 · 📍 Pherae)
  • With: Alcestis
  • “And when the day of his death came neither his father nor his mother would die for him, but Alcestis died in his stead. But the Maiden sent her up again, or, as some say, Hercules fought with Hades and brought her up to him.”
• Apollo served Admetus as a herdsman for a year.(Apollodorus, Library 3.10 · 📍 Pherae)
  • With: Apollo
  • “So he went to Admetus, son of Pheres, at Pherae, and served him as a herdsman, and caused all the cows to drop twins.”

Apollodorus, Library 1.8

• parent: Pheres “Admetus, son of Pheres”

Apollodorus, Library 1.9

• courtship with Alcestis “Apollo served him as his thrall, while Admetus wooed Alcestis, daughter of Pelias.”
• married with Alcestis “Alcestis died in his stead.”
• employer: Apollo “Apollo served him as his thrall”
• with Apollo (interaction) “Apollo yoked and gave them to Admetus, who brought them to Pelias and so obtained Alcestis.”

Apollodorus, Library 2.6

• with Heracles (Hercules saved Alcestis for Admetus.) “meeting him, as he came from Pherae after saving the dead Alcestis for Admetus”

Apollodorus, Library 3.10

• employer: Apollo “So he went to Admetus, son of Pheres, at Pherae, and served him as a herdsman”

Apollodorus, Epitome 3

• child: Eumelus “Of the Pheraeans, Eumelus, son of Admetus: eleven ships.”
• parent: Eumelus “Eumelus, son of Admetus”

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