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Alcestis
Alcestis , in Greek mythology, daughter of Pelias . She was won in marriage by Admetus, who fulfilled her father's condition that her suitor come for her in a chariot pulled by a wild boar and a lion. So great was her devotion that when Admetus was granted life by the gods if someone would die in his place, she willingly gave her life. In some myths Hercules rescued her from the dead; in others Persephone was so touched that she reunited husband and wife. The legend was dramatized by Euripides in his play Alcestis, which became the basis for operas by Gluck, Handel, and others, and by Thornton Wilder in his play A Life in the Sun. |
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"Alcestis." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Alcestis." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Alcestis.html "Alcestis." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Alcestis.html |
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Alcestis
Alcestis in Greek mythology, wife of Admetus, king of Pherae in Thessaly, whose life she saved by consenting to die on his behalf. She was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Alcestis." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Alcestis." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Alcestis.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Alcestis." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Alcestis.html |
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Alcestis
•Attis, gratis, lattice
•malpractice, practice, practise
•Atlantis, mantis
•pastis
•Lettice, lettuce, Thetis
•apprentice, compos mentis, in loco parentis, prentice
•Alcestis, testis
•poetess • armistice
•appendicitis, arthritis, bronchitis, cellulitis, colitis, conjunctivitis, cystitis, dermatitis, encephalitis, gastroenteritis, gingivitis, hepatitis, laryngitis, lymphangitis, meningitis, nephritis, neuritis, osteoarthritis, pericarditis, peritonitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis
•epiglottis, glottis
•solstice
•mortise, rigor mortis
•countess • viscountess
•myosotis, notice, Otis
•poultice • justice • giantess • clematis
•Curtis • interstice • Tethys
•Glenrothes • Travis
•Jarvis, parvis
•clevis, crevice, Nevis
•Elvis, pelvis
•Avis, Davies, mavis
•Leavis • Divis • novice • Clovis
•Jervis, service
•marquess, marquis
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"Alcestis." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Alcestis." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Alcestis.html "Alcestis." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Alcestis.html |
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