Admetus

In Greek mythology, Admetus was a king of Pherae in Thessaly.
Admetus succeeded his father Pheres after whom the city was named. He was one of the Argonauts and took part in the Calydonian Boar hunt. Admetus' wife Alcestis offered to substitute her own death for his. The most famous of Admetus's children was Eumelus, who led a contingent from Pherae to fight in the Trojan War. He also had a daughter Perimele.…more