Alcestis

Mothers: Anaxibia, Phylomache

Father: Pelias

Siblings: Acastus, Hippothoe, Pelopia, Pisidice

Spouse: Admetus

1. Hades
2. Pherai
3. Thessaly
4. Unknown

1. Pelias marries and has children
2. Pelias offers his daughter Alcestis to whoever can yoke a lion and a boar together
3. Admetus brings the boar and lion to Pelias, winning the contest to marry Alcestis
4. Admetus and Alcestis neglect Artemis while offering sacrifices at their marriage
5. Alcestis dies in Admetus’ place
6. Hercules brings Alcestis back up from the Underworld

1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.10
2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.15
3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.2
4. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 715
5. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 17.11