Alcestis
Sign in to savethumb|Alcestis and Admetus, ancient Roman fresco (45–79 CE) from the [[House of the Tragic Poet, Pompeii, Italy (photo by Stefano Bolognini).]] In Greek mythology, Alcestis (; Ancient Greek: Ἄλκηστις, ') or Alceste', was a princess of Iolcus known for her love of her husband. Her life story was described by Pseudo-Apollodorus in his Bibliotheca'', and a version of her death and return from the dead was also popularized by Euripides' tragedy Alcestis.
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thumb|Alcestis and Admetus, ancient Roman fresco (45–79 CE) from the [[House of the Tragic Poet, Pompeii, Italy (photo by Stefano Bolognini).]] In Greek mythology, Alcestis (; Ancient Greek: Ἄλκηστις, ') or Alceste', was a princess of Iolcus known for her love of her husband. Her life story was described by Pseudo-Apollodorus in his Bibliotheca'', and a version of her death and return from the dead was also popularized by Euripides' tragedy Alcestis.
== Family == Alcestis was the fairest among the daughters of Pelias, king of Iolcus, and either Anaxibia or Phylomache. She was sister to Acastus, Pisidice, Pelopia and Hippothoe. Alcestis was the wife of Admetus by whom she bore a son, Eumelus, a participant in the siege of Troy, and a daughter, Perimele.