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A character from [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]] who was the [[wife]] of Admetos who agreed to die in her husband's place so that he could continue to [[life|live]], but luckily for her, [[Heracles]] wrestled [[Death (god)|Death]] and defeated him, which brought Alcestis back to life. Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship|scholar]], authority on Greek mythology and [[Greek tragedy]], including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This definition is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' for [[The Teaching Company]].
A character from [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]] who was the [[wife]] of Admetos who agreed to die in her husband's place so that he could continue to [[life|live]], but luckily for her, [[Heracles]] wrestled [[Death (god)|Death]] and defeated him, which brought Alcestis back to life.

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Alcestis [r]: A character from Greek mythology who was the wife of Admetos who agreed to die in her husband's place so that he could continue to live, but luckily for her, Heracles wrestled Death and defeated him, which brought Alcestis back to life.