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Admetus
[ ad-mee-tuhs ]
noun
, Classical Mythology.
- a Thessalian king, one of the Argonauts and husband of Alcestis.
Admetus
/ ædˈmiːtəs /
noun
- Greek myth a king of Thessaly, one of the Argonauts, who was married to Alcestis
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It is only to transact some higher business that even Apollo dare play the truant from Admetus.
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But Admetus asked no questions, only made the youth his head shepherd and treated him with all kindness.
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Apollo agreed to these terms, and Admetus, knowing the conditions on which the gift was made, accepted his immortality gladly.
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Pen, you will remember, was full of the oppressions of genius, of Apollo being tied down to such an Admetus as Bungay.
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Then Hermes made designs on Apollo's herd of cattle which were grazing in the same place as the cattle of Admetus.
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