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Admetus, King of Pherae

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Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingAdmetus, King of Pherae
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Variant(s)Admetus (Legendary character)
Associated placePherai (Greece)
Found inClassical mythology, 1999: p. I-12 ("Admetus" king of Pherae, who accepts the offer of his wife Alcestis to die in his place)
Gods and mortals in classical mythology, 1973: p. 17 ("Admetus" Agronaut, took part in the Calydonian boar-hunt, Apollo granted Admetus the favor of being able to substitute another mortal for himself when the time came for him to die, Alcestis volunteered to die instead of him)
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