Alcestis


Al·ces·tis

A0183100 (ăl-sĕs′tĭs)n. Greek Mythology The wife of King Admetus of Thessaly, who agreed to die in place of her husband and was later rescued from Hades by Hercules.

Alcestis

(ælˈsɛstɪs) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the wife of king Admetus of Thessaly. To save his life, she died in his place, but was rescued from Hades by Hercules

Al•ces•tis

(ælˈsɛs tɪs)

n. (in Greek myth) the wife of Admetus, who died in her husband's place and was brought back from the underworld by Hercules.