How Did Alcestis Die?
It Presents the Story of Alcestis, the Wife of Admetus, Who According to Greek Mythology Sacrificed Her Own Life in Order to Bring Her Husband Back from the...
It presents the story of Alcestis, the wife of Admetus, who according to Greek mythology sacrificed her own life in order to bring her husband back from the dead.
Why does Alcestis kill her husband?
Apollo managed to trick the Fates and made them promise that if anyone was willing to take Admetus' place in the underworld, Admetus would be allowed to live. Admetus' parents refusing to exchange places with him, it was Alcestis who asked to die in place of her husband.
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What happened to Alcestis?
The Fates imposed the condition that someone else die in Admetus's stead, which Alcestis, a loyal wife, consented to do. The warrior Heracles rescued Alcestis by wrestling at her grave with Death.
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