With the help of Apollo, Admetus conquered the task and carry Alcestis in his chariot to marry her. Apollo inform to Admetus, his dear friend, that death is upon him. He made an arrangement with the god of the underworld Hades to spare Admetus’s life. However, someone else has to replace his death….
Q. Who is the woman that Heracles gives to admetus at the end of the play?
Alcestis, in Greek legend, the beautiful daughter of Pelias, king of Iolcos. She is the heroine of the eponymous play by the dramatist Euripides (c. 484–406 bce). According to legend, the god Apollo helped Admetus, son of the king of Pherae, to harness a lion and a boar to a chariot in order to win Alcestis’s hand.
Table of Contents
- Q. Who is the woman that Heracles gives to admetus at the end of the play?
- Q. Who wrote Alcestis?
- Q. Which of the following does admetus promise his wife while she is on her death bed?
- Q. What does Hercules do for King Admetus?
- Q. How did admetus avoid death?
- Q. What kind of substitute is admetus looking for?
- Q. Who fights Hercules to save Alcestis?
- Q. When Heracles comes to admetus house which of his labors is he on his way to?
- Q. Who did Megara sell her soul for?
- Q. Is Megara a mortal?
- Q. What was Perseus weakness?
Q. Who wrote Alcestis?
Euripides
Q. Which of the following does admetus promise his wife while she is on her death bed?
The entire city falls into mourning for Alcestis as she hovers on the brink between life and death. Admetus stays by her bedside and she requests that, in return for her sacrifice, he should never marry again and so keep her memory alive….
Q. What does Hercules do for King Admetus?
When in the Underworld, Hercules came face to face with Thanatos, the god of death, and wrestled him for the life of Alcestis. Hercules emerged victorious and led the soul of Alcestis from the land of the dead back to Admetus who was grateful for her return.
Q. How did admetus avoid death?
According to Aeschylus Apollo made the Fates drunk, and the Fates agreed to reprieve Admetus if he could find someone to die in his place. Admetus initially believed that one of his aged parents would happily take their son’s place of death. When they were unwilling, Alcestis instead died for Admetus.
Q. What kind of substitute is admetus looking for?
Admetus, who is the king of Thessaly, has been condemned to die by Death. Through the persuasion of Apollo and Admetus, Death agrees to substitute the death of Admetus with the death of someone else as long as they volunteer to die for him. Admetus first asks his parents to die for him, but they refuse.
Q. Who fights Hercules to save Alcestis?
And when the day of his death came near, no one volunteered, not even his elderly parents, but Alcestis stepped forth to die in his stead. Shortly after fighting with Thanatos, Heracles rescued Alcestis from the underworld as a token of appreciation for Admetus’ hospitality.
Q. When Heracles comes to admetus house which of his labors is he on his way to?
On his way to Thrace for his eighth labor, Heracles was entertained by ADMETUS [ad-mee’tus], or ADMETOS, king of Pherae, who was mourning the death of his wife, ALCESTIS [al-ses’tis], or ALKESTIS. Heracles wrestled with Death (Thanatos) and recovered Alcestis for her husband (see MLS, Chapter 11).
Q. Who did Megara sell her soul for?
servitude
Q. Is Megara a mortal?
Nothing is known of Megara before her marriage to Hercules. He was the son of Zeus, king of the gods, and a mortal woman named Alcmene….
Q. What was Perseus weakness?
Perseus’s strengths are that he is intelligent, persuasive, courageous and a great fighter in battle. Although he has many strengths, his weakness is that he can lie or be misleading at times.
