Work of| Euripide
Direction | Filippo Dani
Translation | Elena Fabbro

After being forced to serve in the household of Admetus (king of Pherae in Thessaly) to atone for a sin, the god Apollo persuaded the Fates to grant the man escape death on the condition that another sacrifice himself for him. Only his wife, Alcestis, agreed, and despite Apollo’s efforts, he was unable to save her from Death. And so, Alcestis approached her death, having received from her husband a promise not to replace her with other women. After Alcestis’s death, Heracles also arrived in Pherae: during a break from his labors, the hero asked Admetus for hospitality, which he granted even though he was grieving. From a slave, Heracles learned that the dead woman was Admetus’s wife, and he resolved to face Death and bring Alcestis back to her husband, among the living. After persuading him to unveil the woman, Admetus discovered that she was his wife, who must remain silent for three days before being fully restored to life.

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08/10/12/14/16/19/21/23/25/27/29/31

JUNE

02/04/06