Mnemosyne — Classical Greek Myth Library

Stories (5)

• Apollo as Admetus’s Herdsman (Alcestis Setup)
  Olympian gods / Thessalian · Apollodorean / Euripidean prologue (servitude after Cyclopes; herds prosper; Fate-bargain)
• Alcestis Rescued from Death
  Heroes — Heracles · Euripidean / Apollodorean (Admetus’s postponed death; Alcestis dies in his place; Heracles wrestles Thanatos or brings her back from the grave)
• Return to Iolcus and the Death of Pelias (Medea’s Rejuvenation Trick)
  Heroes — Jason / Argonauts · Apollodorean (fleece returned; daughters of Pelias deceived; Pelias boiled; exile)
• Admetus’s Wedding: Artemis Neglected and the Serpents in the Chamber
  Heroes — Thessalian / Admetus–Alcestis prelude · Apollodorean (wedding omission; Artemis’s wrath; Apollo’s remedy)
• Alcestis’s Death-Day: Thanatos, Farewell, and the House of Mourning (Euripides)
  Heroes — Thessalian / Admetus–Alcestis · Attic tragic — Euripides *Alcestis* (prologue through death and mourning; before Heracles’ return of the wife)

Places appearing with them

• Bridal chamber
• Cauldron of Medea
• Corinth
• Hades
• Hearth of Hestia
• House of Admetus
• Iolcus
• Palace of Admetus at Pherae
• Thessaly
• Threshold
• Tomb of Alcestis
• Underworld

Themes

• Binding
• Birth
• Contest
• Exile
• Hospitality
• Marriage
• Prophecy
• Revenge
• Sacrifice
• Succession
• Theft
• Underworld
• War