Admetus

[ ad-mee-tuh s ]

/ ædˈmi təs /

noun Classical Mythology.

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

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Example sentences from the Web for admetus

And when Admetus looked back to the days of the past, he was well pleased with the story of his life.
Children of the Dawn|Elsie Finnimore Buckley
At last the sun began to rise in the east, and then Admetus was surprised to feel the hand which he held growing warm.
Old Greek Stories|James Baldwin
Apollo induces the Fates to consent that Admetus shall not die provided he can find a substitute for him.
Demonology and Devil-lore|Moncure Daniel Conway
Strangers, inhabitants of the land of Pheres, can I find Admetus within the palace?
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.|Euripides

Admetus was himself an , and his Hellic origin will be shown presently.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone

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Admetus

/ (ædˈmiːtəs) /

noun

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

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