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Alcestis (play)
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Alcestis is an Athenian tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides. It was first produced at the City Dionysia festival in 438 BC. Euripides presented it as the final part of a tetralogy of unc
Alcestis and Admetus Ancient Roman fresco (45–79 AD)
Alcestis and Admetus Ancient Roman fresco (45–79 AD)
Relief on a column drum from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus possibly depicting Thanatos, Alcestis and Hermes, exhibited at the British Museum.
Relief on a column drum from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus possibly depicting Thanatos, Alcestis and Hermes, exhibited at the British Museum.
Admetus of Pherae
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In Greek mythology, Admetus was a king of Pherae in Thessaly.
Alcestis (play)
…work by Euripides, although at the time of its first performance he had been producing plays for 17 years. Long before the start of the play, King Admetus was granted by the Fates the privilege of living past the allotted time of his death. The Fates were persuaded to allow this by the god Apollo (who got…
Herkules entreißt Alkestis dem Totengott Thanatos und führt sie dem Admetus zu by Johann Heinrich Tischbein (circa 1780)
Herkules entreißt Alkestis dem Totengott Thanatos und führt sie dem Admetus zu by Johann Heinrich Tischbein (circa 1780)
Apollo and the Cattle of Admetus by Cornelius van Poelenburgh (1620)
Apollo and the Cattle of Admetus by Cornelius van Poelenburgh (1620)
Hercules Wrestling with Death for the Body of Alcestis by Frederic Lord Leighton, England (c. 1869–1871)
Hercules Wrestling with Death for the Body of Alcestis by Frederic Lord Leighton, England (c. 1869–1871)