ALCESTIS OF THESSALY

Alcestis is it to die. She will pay the ultimate price. Her husband Admetus was to be killed for slighting the goddess Artemis, but Alcestis will give her life instead. So the matter should rest – but the unexpected appearance of the hero Heracles complicates things. Alcestis finds herself defying her natural order of Hades, returned to life but unable to speak and unrecognized by her household. Can she break free or is she doomed to exist only as a shadow?GREAT WOMEN OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY is a series of short books for young and old introducing readers to the ancient world through its heroines. These books aim to bring readers on a journey filled with excitement, drama, death and love, all while focusing on the women who have played such an important role in our history yet are still remembered by mere bystanders.