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Admetus

American  
[ad-mee-tuhs] / ædˈmi təs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a Thessalian king, one of the Argonauts and husband of Alcestis.


Admetus British  
/ ædˈmiːtəs /

noun

  1. Greek myth a king of Thessaly, one of the Argonauts, who was married to Alcestis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Two dancers, Lindsey Jones and Weaver Rhodes, fleshed out the silent roles of Alceste and Admetus, the lovers separated by death and then reunited.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2014

They found inspiration for both Alcestis and Admetus in Jerry Lewis’s and Elvis Presley’s self-created regality, and by watching YouTube videos of the Yiddish actor Solomon Mikhoels playing King Lear in the 1930s.

From New York Times Nov. 27, 2011

Ms. Hickok plays King Admetus, who behaves like a 19th-century vaudevillian, dressed in a sloppy tuxedo with crown slightly askew.

From New York Times Nov. 27, 2011

Admetus follows her to the underworld, and Apollo is so impressed by their devotion that he reprieves them both.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Well, that’s what Admetus told me,” Hercules said angrily.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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