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Alcestis definition

Al·ces·tis (al ses′tis)

noun

Gr. Myth. the wife of Admetus, king of Thessaly: she offers her life to save that of her husband, but is rescued from Hades by Hercules

Etymology: L < Gr Alkēstis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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