01574cam a22003253u 4500 10523 UtSlPG 20260610133243.0 m cr n 260607r2003||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PA Euripides, 481? BCE-407 BCE Alcestis Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2003 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcestis_(play) Release date is 2003-12-01 Produced by Ted Garvin, Charles M. Bidwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Alcestis" by Euripides is an Athenian tragedy first produced in 438 BC. When King Admetus is granted the chance to escape death if someone takes his place, his devoted wife Alcestis agrees to die for him. As she approaches her final moments, the god Apollo and Death himself clash over her fate, while the drunken hero Heracles arrives unknowingly at the grieving palace. This ambiguous work blends tragic and comic elements in unexpected ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Alcestis, Queen, consort of Admetus, King of Pherae -- Drama Murray, Gilbert, 1866-1957 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10523 51994 51994