• Alcestis, Admetus, and the Hero who Conquered Death | A Tale from Greek Mythology

  • Dec 30 2023
  • Length: 17 mins
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Alcestis, Admetus, and the Hero who Conquered Death | A Tale from Greek Mythology

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  • When the god Apollo wins the mortal king Admetus permission to evade death through the sacrifice of another, Admetus' beloved wife Alcestis willingly dies in his place. Death is cheated, and Admetus is devastated. But as Alcestis' funeral begins, fate takes a surprising turn when a famed hero arrives in town...

    A story from Greek mythology, based on the tragedy Alcestis by Euripides (staged in 438 BC), featuring: Admetus, Alcestis, Heracles, Apollo, Thanatos (Death)

    Original story contributed by Konstantinos Christidis

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    CREDITS: Music by Scott Buckley

    Thumbnail Image: Hercules and Alcestis (Eugène Delacroix, 1962)

    WDS Logo Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation (c. 470 BC, Delphi Archeological Museum)
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