Mar 11, 2023 · In some versions, Heracles (another one of Admetus’ powerful friends) wrestled Alcestis back from Thanatos. In other versions, Persephone, the queen of the Underworld, took pity on Alcestis and sent her back to the land of the living. Hercules Wrestling with Death for the Body of Alcestis by Frederic Lord Leighton (ca. 1869–1871).

Mar 8, 2023 · Strangely, as the fourth play of its tetralogy, the Alcestis occupied the spot usually reserved for a satyr play. Yet the Alcestis is clearly a tragedy, employing the diction, structure, and themes of the genre and lacking most of the basic stylistic features of satyr plays (such as explicit sexual themes and a chorus of satyrs). At the same ...

Oct 4, 2023 · Admetus, son of Pheres, was the king of Pherae in Thessaly. He had a reputation as a just and hospitable ruler and was a favorite of the god Apollo. When it came time for Admetus to die, his wife Alcestis was permitted to die in …

Feb 11, 2023 · Acastus had several sisters, sometimes known collectively as the “Peliads.” Their names were Pisidice (or Pasidice), Pelopia, Hippothoe, and Alcestis. An additional sister, Alcandre, is known only from ancient art. There is enormous confusion surrounding the name of Acastus’ wife. According to Apollodorus, she was called Astydamia.

Jan 6, 2023 · Another important story, in which Heracles wrestles Thanatos to save Alcestis, was popularized by at least two Athenian tragedies: one—which no longer survives—by Phrynichus (late sixth to early fifth century BCE), and another—the Alcestis—by Euripides (ca. …

Jul 6, 2023 · Overview. The Cyclops, produced by Euripides around 408 BCE (or possibly earlier), is the only surviving example of an ancient Greek satyr play.

Mar 6, 2023 · New York: NYRB Classics, 2008: Contains verse translations of the Heracles as well as the Alcestis, Hecuba, and Hippolytus. Waterfield, Robin, trans. Euripides: Heracles and Other Plays. Oxford World’s Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008: Accurate, clear, idiomatic prose translation with thematic introductions.

Mar 9, 2023 · When Alcestis’ husband Admetus was told that he could put off his death if he found somebody willing to die in his place, Alcestis bravely volunteered. According to some authors, Persephone was so moved by this deed that she allowed Alcetis to return to the land of the living (in the more familiar version, though, Alcestis was brought back by ...

Apr 11, 2023 · Apollo took this deal to Admetus, and Admetus’ wife, the lovely Alcestis, chose to die in his place. In the end, however, tragedy was averted and the couple reunited thanks to the brawn of Heracles, another of Admetus’ friends.

Mar 3, 2023 · The Hecuba is a tragedy by Euripides, usually dated to the late 420s BCE. The play focuses on Hecuba, the former queen of Troy, and the misfortunes she suffers after her city is sacked. It culminates in her bloody revenge on Polymestor, …