Pherae
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ADMETUS, King of Pherae, was com� peting with other royal suitors for the hand of Pelias' daughter Alcestis.
From Time Magazine Archive
Alcestis, daughter of Pelias, was won to wife by Admetus, King of Pherae, who complied with her father's demand that he should come to claim her in a chariot drawn by lions and boars.
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing
Othrys is the end of the mountain range to the south of Pherae; Lake Boibeïs was just across the narrow end of the plain to the north-east, beyond it came Mt.
From Alcestis by Murray, Gilbert
Such troops were eagerly sought for by the Persian satraps and their king, by such men as Jason of Pherae, Dionysius of Syracuse, or Philomelus of Phocis.
From The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes by Kennedy, Charles Rann
Alcestis was the wife of Admetus, King of Pherae, who, according to the legend, was assured that his life might be prolonged, provided father, mother, or wife would die in his stead.
From A Book of Golden Deeds by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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