Admetus
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Ad·me·tus

noun \ad-ˈmē-təs\

Definition of ADMETUS

: a king of Pherae who is saved by Apollo from his fated death when his wife Alcestis offers to die in his place

Origin of ADMETUS

Latin, from Greek Admētos
First Known Use: 1567

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