ALCESTIS


Meaning of ALCESTIS in English

/al ses"tis/ , n.

1. Also, Alkestis . Class. Myth. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.

2. ( italics ) a tragedy (438 B.C.) by Euripides.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .