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ADMETUS

This article appears in Volume V01, Page 194 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: ADA-AIZ
ADMETUS , in
Greek
 
legend
 , son of Pheres, king of Pherae in Thessaly. By the aid of Apollo, who served him as a slaveeither as a
punishment
  for having slain the
Cyclopes
 , or out of affection for his mortal masterhe won the hand of
Alcestis
 , the most beautiful of the daughters of Pelias, king of Iolcus. When Admetus was attacked by an illness that threatened to lead to his premature death, Apollo persuaded the Moerae (Fates) to prolong his
life
 , provided any one could be found to die in his place. His parents refused, but
Alcestis
  consented. She is said to have been rescued from the hands of Death by Heracles, who arrived upon the
scene
  at an opportune moment; a later story represents her as cured of a dangerous illness by his skill.
Homer
 , Iliad, ii. 715; Apollodorus, i. 9; Euripides, Alcestis;
Plutarch
 , Amatorius, 17; Dissel, Der Mythus von Admetos and Alkestis, progr. Brandenburg, 1882.


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