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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A king of Thessaly and husband of Alcestis.
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Examples
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A minor poet called Admetus told him he had inserted a clause in his will for the inscribing on his tomb of a monostich, which I will give:
Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 of Samosata Lucian 1895
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-- In spite of my unwillingness to imply any possible belief of mine that the preceding unrhymed narratives can enter into competition with the elaborate poems of the author of "The Earthly Paradise," yet the similarity of subjects, and the imputation of plagiarism already made in private circles, induce me to remark that "Admetus" was completed before the publication of the "Love of Alcestis," and
The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1 Emma Lazarus 1868
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The poem of "Admetus" is dedicated "to my friend Ralph Waldo Emerson."
The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations Emma Lazarus 1868
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The poem of "Admetus" is dedicated "to my friend Ralph Waldo Emerson."
The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1 Emma Lazarus 1868
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The abode of the ascetics is depicted with a pathetic grace that we only find paralleled in the "Admetus" of Euripides.
Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala Kalidasa 1866
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"Admetus," Heracles said, when he came before him, "Admetus, there is something I would have you do for me.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Padraic Colum 1926
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Fulfilling his promise, Pelias allows Alcestis and Admetus to marry, but Admetus forgets to make a sacrifice to Artemis after the ceremony and they find themselves in a bed full of snakes.
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King Admetus, who will stop at nothing to marry Alcestis, does just this with the help of the god Apollo.
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Apollo once again steps in, making the Fates drunk, and extracting a promise that anyone may sacrifice themselves in place of Admetus.
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Apollo once again steps in, making the Fates drunk, and extracting a promise that anyone may sacrifice themselves in place of Admetus.
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