Admetus

[ ad-mee-tuhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a Thessalian king, one of the Argonauts and husband of Alcestis.

Admetus

/ ædˈmiːtəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a king of Thessaly, one of the Argonauts, who was married to Alcestis

Example Sentences

The house he had planned to spend a night in, that of his friend Admetus, a king in Thessaly, was a place of deep mourning when he came to it although he did not know.

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Admetus had just lost his wife in a very strange way.

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He was punished by being forced to serve on earth as a slave for a year and Admetus was the master he chose or Zeus chose for him.

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He learned that the three Fates had spun all of Admetus’ thread of life, and were on the point of cutting it.

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If someone would die in Admetus’ stead, he could live.

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