Admetus

Admetus. [Greek .] (Greek & Roman Mythology.) A king of Pheræ, in Thessaly, husband of Alcestis, famous for his misfortunes and piety. Apollo entered his service as a shepherd, having been condemned by Jupiter to become the servant of a mortal for one year as a punishment for slaying the Cyclops. Lowell has made this incident the subject of a short poem entitled, "The Shepherd of King Admetus." See ALCESTIS.

An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction; including also familiar pseudonyms, surnames bestowed on eminent men, and analogous popular appellations often referred to in literature and conversation.
By William A. Wheeler.
Nineteenth Edition.
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin and Company
1884

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Admetus: King of Thessaly and husband of Alcestis [Lowell, Shepherd of King Admetus].

Who's Who in Fiction?
A Dictionary of Noted Names in Novels, Tales, Romances, Poetry, and Drama
By Helena Swan
London: George Routledge & Sons, Lim.
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[1906]

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