ADMETUS

Meaning of ADMETUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ad-ˈmē-təs ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Admētos

Date: 1567

: a king of Pherae who is saved by Apollo from his fated death when his wife Alcestis offers to die in his place

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ADMETUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Admētos Date: 1567 a king of Pherae who is saved by Apollo from his fated …
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ADMETUS — /ad mee"teuhs/ , n. Class. Myth. a Thessalian king, one of the Argonauts and husband of Alcestis.
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ADMETUS — [Ad.me.tus] n [L, fr. Gk Admetos]: a king of Pherae who is saved by Apollo from his fated death when …
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ADMETUS — in Greek legend, son of Pheres, king of Pherae in Thessaly. Having sued for the hand of Alcestis, the most …
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ADMETUS — Admetus BrE AmE æd ˈmiːt əs AmE \ -ˈmiːt̬-
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ADMETUS — [Greek] The king of Pherae in Thessaly. Apollo, banned from Olympus, served as his shepherd for nine years. Because he …
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ADMETUS — Pronunciation: ad- ' m ē -t ə s Function: noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Adm ē tos Date: 1567 : …
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ALCESTIS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Alkēstis Date: 14th century the wife of Admetus who dies for her husband and is …
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ALCESTIS — In Greek legend, the beautiful daughter of Pelias, king of Ioclos. Admetus, son of the king of Pherae, sought her …
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PHERAE — /fear"ee/ , n. (in ancient geography) a town in SE Thessaly: the home of Admetus and Alcestis.
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ALCESTIS — /al ses"tis/ , n. 1. Also, Alkestis . Class. Myth. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in …
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ALCESTIS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Alkēstis Date: 14th century : the wife of Admetus who dies for her husband and …
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ALCESTIS — [Al.ces.tis] n [L, fr. Gk Alkestis]: the wife of Admetus who dies for her husband and is restored to him …
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DUCIS, JEAN-FRANOIS — born Aug. 22, 1733, Versailles, France died March 31, 1816, Versailles French dramatist who made the first sustained effort to …
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APOLLO — byname Phoebus, in Greek religion, a deity of manifold function and meaning, the most widely revered and influential of all …
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SUBSTITUTE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES substitute teacher COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE adequate ▪ Nevertheless, it is still open …
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STRANGE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a new/cruel/unexpected/strange etc twist ▪ The robbery took a deadly new twist as the …
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STEAD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE good ▪ These shoes had stood him in good stead . ▪ Insomnia would …
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HADES — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But when Hades rapes Persephone something different happens. ▪ But when Hades , with help …
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ALCESTIS — In Greek legend, the beautiful daughter of Pelias, king of Ioclos. Admetus, son of the king of Pherae, sought her …
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PHERES — [Greek heroic] The name Homer gives to the Centaurs (Iliad I, 268; II, 743). The son of Cretheus and Tyro. …
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MOIRAE — [Greek] The Fates, or Moirae, were the goddesses who controlled the destiny of everyone from the time they were born …
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ALCESTIS — [Greek] The daughter of King Pelias, and wife of Admetus. She volunteered to die in his place, but was returned …
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