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Alcestis
Al·ces·tis [ al séstiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
wife of Admetus: in Greek mythology, the daughter of Pelias and wife of Admetus, King of Pherae. She agreed to die to save her husband's life, but was later rescued from Hades by Heracles.
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