Alcestis

First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.9

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

Life events

• Alcestis dies in Admetus's place and is later restored to life.(Apollodorus, Library 1.9 · 📍 Pherae)
  • With: Admetus
  • “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.”

Apollodorus, Library 1.9

• parent: Pelias “and he begat a son, Acastus, and daughters, Pisidice, Pelopia, Hippothoe, and Alcestis.”
• courtship with Admetus “Apollo served him as his thrall, while Admetus wooed Alcestis, daughter of Pelias.”
• married with Admetus “Alcestis died in his stead.”

Apollodorus, Library 2.6

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

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.