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Al•ces•tis
Pronunciation: (al-ses'tis), [key]—
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.
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