Admetus

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figure in Greek mythology mythological king

Admetus is a king in Greek mythology best known for being granted the chance to escape death through another’s sacrifice, a role famously linked with his devoted wife Alcestis.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Admetus canonical 7
Admeto 1
Admetus (mythological king) 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological king ⓘ
associatedTheme hospitality to gods and heroes ⓘ
marital devotion ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
associatedWithConcept divine favor ⓘ
negotiation with fate ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Apollo ⓘ
associatedWithHero Heracles ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ
deathCondition fated to die unless another took his place ⓘ
event Alcestis (mythological queen) ⓘ
surface form: death of Alcestis in his place

restoration of Alcestis by Heracles ⓘ
father Pheres ⓘ
genre tragic myth ⓘ
grantedBy Fates ⓘ
grantedPrivilege ability to avoid death if another volunteered to die for him ⓘ
hosted Apollo ⓘ
knownFor being granted the chance to escape death if another died in his place ⓘ
Alcestis by Euripides ⓘ
surface form: myth of Alcestis
literaryAppearance Alcestis by Euripides ⓘ
surface form: Euripides' play Alcestis
locatedIn Thessaly ⓘ
marriageContest suitor of Alcestis ⓘ
mother Clymene ⓘ
surface form: Periclymene
mythLocation household of Admetus at Pherae ⓘ
mythRole favored mortal of Apollo ⓘ
portrayedAs hospitable ⓘ
pious ⓘ
positionHeld Tisiphonus of Pherae ⓘ
surface form: King of Pherae
realm Pherae ⓘ
receivedHelpFrom Apollo ⓘ
Artemis ⓘ
Moirae ⓘ
surface form: the Fates
rescuedBy Heracles ⓘ
savedBy Alcestis (mythological queen) ⓘ
surface form: Alcestis

Alcestis (mythological queen) ⓘ
surface form: Heracles retrieving Alcestis from Death
source Apollodorus' Bibliotheca ⓘ
surface form: Apollodorus, Bibliotheca

Alcestis by Euripides ⓘ
surface form: Euripides, Alcestis
spouse Alcestis (mythological queen) ⓘ
surface form: Alcestis
taskAssistance Apollo helped yoke the lion and boar ⓘ
taskForMarriage yoking a lion and a boar to a chariot ⓘ
timePeriod mythic age of heroes ⓘ
virtue xenia (hospitality) ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pherae → hasMythologicalAssociation → Admetus ⓘ
Pherae → hasNotablePerson → Admetus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admetus (mythological king)
Alcestis by Euripides → mainCharacter → Admetus ⓘ
subject surface form: Alcestis
Alcestis by Euripides → featuresCharacter → Admetus ⓘ
subject surface form: Alcestis
this entity surface form: King Admetus of Pherae
Alceste → hasCharacter → Admetus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admète
Enarete → descendant → Admetus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admetus (through Cretheus)
Argonauts → hasMember → Admetus ⓘ
Calydonian Boar Hunt → hasParticipant → Admetus ⓘ
Alceste → character → Admetus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admeto
Cretheus → grandchild → Admetus ⓘ
Alcestis (mythological queen) → spouse → Admetus ⓘ
subject surface form: Alcestis
Alcestis (mythological queen) → relatedHero → Admetus ⓘ
subject surface form: Alcestis