Alcestis

[ al-ses-tis ]

/ ælˈsɛs tɪs /

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noun

Also Al·kes·tis

[al-kes-tis] /ælˈkɛs tɪs/ .Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.

(italics) a tragedy (438 b.c.) by Euripides.

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Words nearby Alcestis

Alcatraz, alcayde, Alcázar, Alcazar de San Juan, Alceste, Alcestis, alchem., alchemist, alchemize, alchemy, alcheringa

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How to use Alcestis in a sentence

There is another version of the story of how Hercules brought Alcestis back from Hades.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
So he prayed to Apollo to recall his gift, and to give him back his wife Alcestis.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
Admetus, the husband of Alcestis, whose wife died to save his life.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe
Euripides has used these circumstances as the basis of his tragedy of Alcestis.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe

It was nearly the last letter before the Alcestis was heard of at Spithead.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for Alcestis

Alcestis

/ (ælˈsɛstɪs) /

noun

Greek myth the wife of king Admetus of Thessaly. To save his life, she died in his place, but was rescued from Hades by Hercules

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