Alkestis / Euripides ; translated by J. Michael Walton.
| Author/creator | Euripides |
| Other author | Walton, J. Michael, 1939- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | London : Bloomsbury, [2013] |
| Copyright Date | ©2013 |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Drama online |
| Subjects |
| Summary | When Apollo was exiled for nine years from his Olympian home, he found shelter and hospitality at the palace of King Admetus. To pay him back, Apollo offers Admetus the chance to live beyond the day that fate has decided he will die. There is only one catch: when death comes to get him, Admetus must find a willing substitute. Having been rebuffed by his aging (but not ailing) father, Admetus finds a willing proxy in his wife, the eponymous Alkestis, who is brought to Death's door, indeed is led through it, only to be rescued by Admetus's old friend Herakles, who wrestles with Death, and wins. |
| General note | Translated from the Ancient Greek. |
| General note | Originally published: in print in Six Greek comedies. London: Methuen Drama, 2002. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Feb. 15, 2013). |
| Genre/form | Drama. |
| Other title | Six Greek comedies. |
| Standard identifier# | 10.5040/9781472503756.00000031 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |