Alcestis/Definition

A character from Greek mythology who was the wife of Admetos who agreed to die in her husband's place so that he could continue to live, but luckily for her, Heracles wrestled Death and defeated him, which brought Alcestis back to life. Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company.