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Princess in Greek mythology
and return from the dead was also popularized by Euripides' tragedy Alcestis. Alcestis was the fairest among the daughters of Pelias, king of Iolcus, and
Alcestis
Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides
praising Alcestis' virtue. She narrates a long description of Alcestis' prayers and preparations to die earlier that morning, when Alcestis cried over
Alcestis_(play)
King of Pherae in Thessaly, in Greek mythology
unwilling, Alcestis instead died for Admetus. The scene of death is described in Euripides' play Alcestis, where Thanatos, the god of death, takes Alcestis to
Admetus_of_Pherae
Species of moth in the genus Lecithocera
Lecithocera alcestis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in southern India. The wingspan is
Lecithocera_alcestis
Species of butterfly
in Turkey, Iran and the Levant. Polyommatus alcestis alcestis (Asia Minor, Levant) Polyommatus alcestis karacetinae (Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 2002) (south-eastern
Polyommatus_alcestis
Ancient mythological poem
Alcestis Barcinonensis is a mythological poem of at least 124 Latin hexameters on the story of Alcestis dying for the sake of her husband Admetus, following
Alcestis_Barcinonensis
Species of gastropod
Austrodaphnella alcestis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm, its
Austrodaphnella_alcestis
One of the Fates of Greek Mythology
intoxicated by Alcestis. Alcestis, who had two children with Admetus, became extremely saddened when Admetus became very sick and eventually died. Alcestis used
Clotho
5th-century BC Athenian playwright
Peliades (455 BC) Telephus (438 BC with Alcestis) Alcmaeon in Psophis (438 BC with Alcestis) Cretan Women (438 with Alcestis) Cretans (c. 435 BC) Philoctetes
Euripides
Species of gastropod
Compsodrillia alcestis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. The length of the
Compsodrillia_alcestis
Opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck
Italian libretto was written by Ranieri de' Calzabigi and based on the play Alcestis by Euripides. The premiere took place on 26 December 1767 at the Burgtheater
Alceste_(Gluck)
Ancient Greek personification of death
Alkestis remain, while Thanatos fled, cheated of his quarry. Euripides, in Alcestis: Thanatos: Much talk. Talking will win you nothing. All the same, the woman
Thanatos
Legendary musician, poet, and prophet in Greek mythology
allusion in Cyclops 646); refers to his charming the infernal powers (Alcestis 357); connects him with Bacchanalian orgies (Hippolytus 953); ascribes
Orpheus
God of the underworld in Greek mythology
passed through the cavern Acherusia. In the myth of Admetus and Alcestis, after Alcestis chose to die in place of her husband Admetus in order to save him
Hades
American teacher, critic, poet, and translator (1903–1968)
former student at Choate, Robert Fitzgerald, published translations of Alcestis of Euripides (1936), Antigone of Sophocles (1939), Oedipus Rex (1949),
Dudley_Fitts
Dutch poet and dramatist
mayor. He authored several books of poetry and plays, including Admetus en Alcestis, a tragedy and satire of Juvenalis. Other works include De Bredaasche Klio
Pieter_Nuyts_(writer)
Divine hero in Greek mythology
sons. Heracles visited the house of Admetus on the day Admetus's wife, Alcestis, had agreed to die in his place. Admetus, not wanting to turn Heracles
Heracles
Female stepparent
A stepmother, stepmum or stepmom is a female non-biological parent married to one's preexisting parent. Children from her spouse's previous unions are
Stepmother
One-eyed giants in Greek and Roman mythology
Zeus, Routledge, 2006. ISBN 0-415-30502-0. Euripides, Alcestis in Euripides: Cyclops, Alcestis, Medea, edited and translated by David Kovacs, Loeb Classical
Cyclopes
Species of butterfly
Phaeostrymon, but was originally described as Thecla alcestis Edwards, 1871. It was later revised as Satyrium alcestis The species is found in southwestern United
Satyrium_alcestis
Series of feats carried out by Heracles
their nostrils. It is possible that Lucretius is referencing Euripides' Alcestis, in which Heracles tells the chorus that he would only have trouble putting
Labours_of_Hercules
Ancient house in Pompeii, Italy
a scene from the story of Admetus and Alcestis. A messenger reads an oracle to Admetus, seated beside Alcestis, telling him that he will die if someone
House_of_the_Tragic_Poet
Class of diesel-electric submarines of the Royal Navy
Agate (P448) HMS Aggressor (P446) HMS Agile (P443) HMS Aladdin (P454) HMS Alcestis (P453) Scotts of Greenock HMS Asgard (P458) HMS Assurance (P462) HMS Astarte
Amphion-class_submarine
1954 film by Douglas Sirk
sometimes claimed that the story was based distantly on the Greek legend of Alcestis. In 1948, spoiled playboy Bob Merrick behaves recklessly and loses control
Magnificent Obsession (1954 film)
Magnificent_Obsession_(1954_film)
Species of butterfly
Hypolycaena alcestis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1889. It is found on Guadalcanal and Tulagi. Original
Hypolycaena_alcestis
English actor (born 1985)
productions whilst training at RADA, including: Company, Measure for Measure, Alcestis, The Recruiting Officer, Look Homeward, Angel, Macbeth, and The White Stocking
Nick_Hendrix
Latin inscription on funerary items
Chicago press. pp. 3, 6. Euripides. "Verses: 463-4". Alcestis (in Greek). "Verses: 463-4". Alcestis.; cf. "Verses: 852-3". Helen (in Greek). "Verses: 852-3"
Sit_tibi_terra_levis
Goddess and river in Greek mythology
Kessinger Publishing (2004). ISBN 1-4191-5994-1. Euripides, Alcestis in Euripides: Cyclops, Alcestis, Medea, edited and translated by David Kovacs, Loeb Classical
Styx
Son of Ares in Greek mythology
quintessential Thracian) was regarded as one of the reputed sons of Ares. In the Alcestis, Euripides mentions that one of the names of Ares himself was Thrax since
Thrax_(mythology)
English occultist (1875–1947)
collaboration between Jacot-Guillarmod, Charles Adolphe Reymond, Alexis Pache, and Alcesti C. Rigo de Righi, the expedition was marred by much argument between Crowley
Aleister_Crowley
Failed attempt to climb the Kangchenjunga in 1905
while Crowley recruited his hotelkeeper in Darjeeling, the young Italian Alcesti C. Rigo de Righi, as transport officer. On July 31 the five left with three
1905_Kanchenjunga_expedition
Group of performers who comment on a drama
Sailors of Neoptolemus Women of Trachis – Trachinian Women Euripides: Alcestis – Elders of Pherae Andromache – Phthian Women The Bacchae – Lydian Maenads
Greek_chorus
Device to resolve the plot of a dramatic work
In Alcestis, the heroine agrees to give up her own life to spare the life of her husband Admetus. At the end, Heracles appears and seizes Alcestis from
Deus_ex_machina
Greek actress
Karantzas Onnassis Cultural Center / Le Lieu Unique Nantes France 2019 2019 Alcestis Angeliki Papoulia Luzerner Theater – Luzern, Switzerland The Visit of the
Angeliki_Papoulia
espoused saint Methought I saw my late espoused saint Brought to me, like Alcestis, from the grave, Whom Jove's great son to her glad husband gave, Rescu'd
Methought I Saw my Late Espoused Saint
Methought_I_Saw_my_Late_Espoused_Saint
Collaborative form of performing art
work survives. Exceptions to this pattern were made, as with Euripides' Alcestis in 438 BCE. There were also separate competitions at the City Dionysia
Theatre
1977 book by Richard Adams
Cat On The Spanish Maine: Together With The Most Lamentable Losse Of The Alcestis & Triumphant Firing Of The Port Of Chagres, is a 1977 children's narrative
The_Ship's_Cat
Book by Alex Michaelides
draft approximately 50 times before finalizing it. The Athenian tragedy Alcestis, by Euripides, served as an inspiration for the plot, while its narrative
The_Silent_Patient
Horse of Alexander the Great
ha-Maḳdoni) 1.14-15. Ogden, Daniel (2021). "'The Mares of Diomede (and Alcestis)'". In Daniel, Ogden (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Heracles. Oxford University
Bucephalus
Theme in Ancient Greek literature
sacrifice still more for this than for their children. She then references Alcestis (who died to save Admetus), Achilles (to avenge Patroclus), and Codrus
Kleos
River in Greece
swamp in Greek literature, as in Aristophanes' The Frogs and Euripides' Alcestis. In Dante's Inferno, the Acheron river forms the border of Hell. Following
Acheron
Genre of drama and literature
ending. In this respect, a number of Greek and Roman plays, for instance Alcestis, may be called tragicomedies, though without any definite attributes outside
Tragicomedy
King of Iolcus in Greek mythology
Phylomache, daughter of Amphion. He was the father of Acastus, Pisidice, Alcestis, Pelopia, Hippothoe, Amphinome, Evadne, Asteropeia, Antinoe and Medusa
Pelias
English actor (1942–2002)
Burning Twelfth Night Macbeth 1959 Hobson's Choice Paradise Lost Antigone Alcestis Faust 1960 The Knight of the Burning Pestle (press night) Michael Open
John_Thaw
Set of mythological Greek characters
Chalciope (Iophassa), and husband of Perimele, daughter of Admetus and Alcestis. By her, he became the father of Magnes, the father of Hymenaios. Argus
Argus_(mythology)
Son of Cretheus in Greek mythology
a figure named Pheres. Of them, Admetus was the husband of the famous Alcestis, who died in his stead and was rescued by Heracles, while Pheres, despite
Pheres_(son_of_Cretheus)
Story writing technique
means to resolve a hopeless situation. For example, in Euripides' play Alcestis, the eponymous heroine agrees to give up her own life to Death in exchange
Plot_device
American classicist, academic and translator (1924–1992)
Aristophanes' plays The Birds (1961) and The Clouds (1962), as well as Euripides' Alcestis, Cyclops, Heracles, Orestes, Hecuba, and The Bacchae, and other classical
William_Arrowsmith
Species of dragonfly
Family: Libellulidae Genus: Rhyothemis Species: R. braganza Binomial name Rhyothemis braganza Karsch, 1890 Synonyms Rhyothemis alcestis Tillyard, 1906
Rhyothemis_braganza
American businesswoman, amateur publisher, milliner, and one-time writer
which was never fully completed. In the 1930s, Greene wrote a play called Alcestis, the Prologue for which was written in Lovecraft's hand. It was unpublished
Sonia_Greene
Italian writer, cartoonist, and historian (1928–2022)
including Stelio Martelli, Eugenio Ventura, Piero Selva, Mungo Graham Alcesti and T. Maggio. Born in Pavia, Milani debuted as a writer in 1952 and wrote
Mino_Milani
Opera by George Frideric Handel
prepared by Nicola Francesco Haym. The story is partly based on Euripides' Alcestis. The opera's first performance was at the Haymarket Theatre in London on
Admeto
Public school in Bradfield, Berkshire, England
renowned for its Greek plays and outdoor Greek theatre. The first Greek play, Alcestis, was performed in the original language in 1881. The play was put on by
Bradfield_College
Person who writes plays
work survives. Exceptions to this pattern were made, as with Euripides' Alcestis in 438 BC. There were also separate competitions at the City Dionysia for
Playwright
High renown or praise
sacrifice still more for this than for their children. She then references Alcestis (who died to save Admetus), Achilles (to avenge Patroclus), and Codrus
Glory_(honor)
Son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology
University Press. ISBN 9780198030614. Euripides (1994). Euripides. Cyclops. Alcestis. Medea (Loeb Classical Library No. 12). Translated by Kovacs, David. Harvard
Polyphemus
British classical scholar (1933–2026)
continued her research, producing major scholarly commentaries on Euripides' Alcestis and Iphigenia in Tauris. She died at Boars Hill, near Oxford, on 1 April
L._P._E._Parker
Set of mythological Greek characters
140b Apollodorus, 3.8.1 Apollodorus, 2.7.7 Apollodorus, 2.5.1 Euripides, Alcestis 502 ff. Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, 4.1561, referring to Philarchus
Lycaon_(mythology)
Metamorphic rock containing lazurite, prized for its intense blue color
2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine Moment of Science site, Indiana Public Media Alcestis Papademetriou, Mycenae, John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation, 2015
Lapis_lazuli
122 123 Brunhild – Brünnehilde, Norse Valkyrie DMP · 123 124 Alkeste – Alcestis, mythological Greek woman DMP · 124 125 Liberatrix – Possibly Adolphe Thiers
Meanings of minor-planet names: 1–1000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_1–1000
Electra (420–414 BC) Philoctetes (409 BC) Oedipus at Colonus (406 BC) Alcestis (438 BC) Medea (431 BC) Children of Heracles (430 BC) Hippolytus (428 BC)
List of extant ancient Greek and Roman plays
List_of_extant_ancient_Greek_and_Roman_plays
Ancient Greek city-state in Thessaly
Velestino. In Homer Pherae was the home of King Admetus and his wife, Alcestis, (whom Heracles went into Hades to rescue), as well as their son Eumelus
Pherae
American poet, critic and translator (1910–1985)
where he died at his home after a long illness. Euripides (1936). The Alcestis of Euripides. Translators Dudley Fitts, Robert Fitzgerald. Harcourt, Brace
Robert_Fitzgerald
Italian architect (1840–1918)
Army HQs Greece: Modern Architectures in History, by Alexander Tzonis, Alcestis P. Rodi Colonas, Vassilis. "Vitaliano Poselli: An Italian Architecture
Vitaliano_Poselli
Element of Japanese language
shall not pass this place!] Euripides (20 May 2016). "Ἄλκηστις" アルケスティス [Alcestis]. ギリシア悲劇全集 [The Complete Collection of Greek Tragedies] (in Japanese).
Japanese conjugation (mizenkei base)
Japanese_conjugation_(mizenkei_base)
Drama by T. S. Eliot
the community to continue. The morality play is based on Euripides' play Alcestis. In 1951, in the first Theodore Spencer Memorial Lecture at Harvard University
The_Cocktail_Party
Journey into the underworld in literature
12th labor, on which occasion he also rescued Theseus Heracles, to rescue Alcestis from Hades Orpheus, to rescue Eurydice from Hades Psyche Pelops, son of
Katabasis
Concept of coming back to life
November 2019. [...] Alcestis' resurrection and restoration to her home [...] once the three days pass that it will take for Alcestis to be cleansed of her
Resurrection
Roman road of Italy
painting. pg.7-12. [2], Early Christian Art, André Grabar, 1896-1990. [3], Alcestis and Hercules in the Catacomb of via Latina, Beverly Berg, 1994. [4], New
Via_Latina
Depopulated village in Colón, Panama
Cat On The Spanish Maine: Together With The Most Lamentable Losse Of The Alcestis & Triumphant Firing Of The Port Of Chagres, a children's book by Richard
Chagres_and_Fort_San_Lorenzo
Set index of characters in Greek mythology
King of Iolcus, to whom she bore Acastus, Pisidice, Pelopia, Hippothoe, Alcestis, and Medusa. She was sometimes called Alphesiboea or Phylomache, daughter
Anaxibia
Book series published by Encyclopædia Britannica
(translated into English prose by Edward P. Coleridge) Rhesus Medea Hippolytus Alcestis Heracleidae The Suppliants The Trojan Women Ion Helen Andromache Electra
Great Books of the Western World
Great_Books_of_the_Western_World
usually painted with lighter skin. The costumes worn for the performances of Alcestis, for example, were iconographic, and symbolised the opposition of light
Use of costume in Athenian tragedy
Use_of_costume_in_Athenian_tragedy
Taliaferro – Elements (1952) William Arrowsmith – The Bacchae (1959), Alcestis, Cyclops, Herakles, Orestes, Hecuba Robert Bagg – Hippolytus (1973), The
List of translators into English
List_of_translators_into_English
Finnish soprano (1876–1944)
"Adventures of Tintin" by Belgian Hergé. In Wagner's Tannhäuser, 1899 As Alcestis at Paris Opera in 1900 In her outfit for Tosca, c. 1900 Photographed by
Aino_Ackté
Socratic dialogue by Plato
the beloved of Patroclus, sacrificed himself to avenge his lover, and Alcestis was willing to die for her husband Admetus. Phaedrus concludes his short
Symposium_(Plato)
Artwork intended for performance; formal type of literature
tragedies and one satyr play (though exceptions were made, as with Euripides' Alcestis in 438 BC). Comedy was officially recognized with a prize in the competition
Drama
Greek mythological figures
were the possible parents of Ixion. Perimele, daughter of Admetus and Alcestis, mother of Magnes by Argus (son of Phrixus and Chalciope). Perimele, daughter
Perimele
exploited in the Golden Age such as the Danaids, Phoenician Women and Alcestis. He was the first poet we know of to use a historical subject – his Fall
Theatre_of_ancient_Greece
Classical Greek tragedy by Aeschylus
Euripides and the Poetics of Sorrow: Art, Gender and Commemoration in Alcestis, Hippolytus and Hecuba. Durham: Duke UP. ISBN 0-8223-1360-X. Taxidou, Olga
The_Persians
Soviet Russian composer
the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution, Op. 92 (1937) Euripides' Alcestis (written as a schoolboy) other works Three Bloody Battles, Op. 1 (1900)
Sergei_Vasilenko
Painting by Edwin Henry Landseer
"Symposium" (circa 150 AD), quoting from the concluding lines of Euripides's Alcestis, Andromache, Helen, and Bacchae (5th century BC): "πολλὰ δ᾽ ἀέλπτως κραίνουσι
Man_Proposes,_God_Disposes
Prominent Venetian family
flourished during the latter half of the 16th century. He translated the Alcestis of Euripides and three of the plays of Sophocles; and wrote two original
Giustiniani
Son of Ares and Cyrene in Greek mythology
Library and Epitome. 2.5.8. Lucretius. On the Nature of Things. Euripides. Alcestis. Quintus Smyrnaeus. "Book VI". The Fall of Troy. "Hercules' Eighth Labor:
Diomedes_of_Thrace
English actor and theatre manager (1858–1939)
original Greek; Benson played Clytemnestra. This was followed by Euripides's Alcestis the following year, in which Benson played Apollo. From 1880 to 1882, Benson
Frank_Benson_(actor)
Calendar year
Zhou dynasty of China Slater, Niall W. (October 24, 2013). Euripides: Alcestis. A&C Black. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-78093-475-4. Markantonatos, Andreas (March
441_BC
Swedish conductor and music director (1939–2023)
disc, 67 minutes. Vienna (1762) version. Gluck Alceste Teresa Ringholz (Alcestis) Justin Lavender (Admetus) Jonas Degerfelt (Evander) Miriam Treichl (Ismene)
Arnold_Östman
Ancient Greek god
wanted to marry princess Alcestis, Apollo provided a chariot pulled by a lion and a boar he had tamed. This satisfied Alcestis's father and he let Admetus
Apollo
4th-century BC Greek poet of Middle Comedy
With an Arrow") Aleiptria ("The Female Oiler, or Masseuse") Alkestis ("Alcestis") Antaios ("Antaeus") Anteia Anasozomenoi ("The Rescued Men") Aphrodites
Antiphanes_(comic_poet)
Ancient Greek name
succeeded his father Admetus as the King of Pherae, and his mother was Alcestis, daughter of King Pelias of Iolcus. Eumelus married Iphthime, daughter
Eumelus
Town at the southern extremity of Argolis
Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition. Papadimitriou, Alcestis (2021-11-01). "An ancient cityscape and its people: A study of ancient
Hermione_(Argolis)
American jurist; President of Yale University
Among Woolsey's writings and publications are these: Editions of the Alcestis of Euripides (1834), of the Antigone of Sophocles (1835), of the Prometheus
Theodore_Dwight_Woolsey
Depictions of women in Athenian tragedy plays
different reactions to this cultural norm. Firstly, his female protagonist Alcestis, represents the "perfect wife" sacrificing her own life, so her husband
Representation of women in Athenian tragedy
Representation_of_women_in_Athenian_tragedy
source?] Amphinome, one of the Peliades, daughters of Pelias and sister of Alcestis and Evadne. She was given by Jason in marriage to Andraemon, brother of
Amphinome
Latin poet (d. 80 BCE)
composed an Erotopaegnia, and in other sources he is credited with Adonis, Alcestis, Centaurs, Helena, Ino, Protesilaudamia, Sirenocirca and Phoenix, which
Laevius
Topics referred to by the same term
Alceste may refer to: Alcestis (play), a 438 BC play by Euripides Alceste, a character in The Legend of Good Women by Chaucer Alceste, a character in Le
Alceste
Religious motif in which a deity dies and is resurrected
Ancient Egypt by Margaret Bunson 1999 ISBN 0517203804 page 290 Euripides and Alcestis by Kiki Gounaridou (September 3, 1998) University Press of America ISBN 0761812318
Dying-and-rising_god
Form of theatre from Ancient Greece
only complete surviving satyr play, the Cyclops. His extant works are: Alcestis (Ἄλκηστις / Alkestis), 438 BC; Medea (Μήδεια / Medeia), 431 BC; Heracleidae
Greek_tragedy
English poet and children's writer (1930–1998)
Phèdre by Jean Racine, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY) 1999 Alcestis by Euripides, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY) Selected Poems
Ted_Hughes
American poet, novelist, and literary critic (1905–1989)
charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Thirty-Six Poems (Alcestis Press; December 3, 1935 in a limited edition of 165 copies) Eleven Poems
Robert_Penn_Warren
ALCESTIS
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Boy/Male
Celebrity, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit
The Supreme Joy
Boy/Male
Greek
A Titan.
Girl/Female
Finnish, German, Latin
Victory; Form of Victoria
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Lacelle in Orne, France.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Branch, Twig
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Good Morning
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
River Yamuna
Female
Hebrew
(× Ö´×¡Ö¸×”) Variant spelling of Hebrew Nissa, NYSSA means "sign."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Modesty; Good Behaviour
Girl/Female
Hebrew American French English
Grace.
ALCESTIS
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