Alcestis

daughter of Pelias in Greek mythology
Person mythological_greek_character Q320449
Alcestis
Johann Heinrich Tischbein · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Alcestis

Summary

Alcestis is a mythological Greek character[1]. She draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #136 of 1,333).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alcestis's father was Pelias[3].
  • Alcestis's mother was Anaxibia[4].
  • Alcestis was married to Admetus[5].
  • A child of Alcestis was Eumelus[6].
  • Alcestis's image is recorded as J H Tischbein dÄ Alkeste 2.jpg[7].
  • Alcestis is recorded as female[8].
  • Alcestis's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[9].
  • Alcestis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 67262545[10].
  • Alcestis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 309842823[11].
  • Alcestis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 192796036[12].
  • Alcestis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 46151776778118011575[13].
  • Alcestis's GND ID is recorded as 118829203[14].
  • Alcestis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2014085471[15].
  • Alcestis's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14548326v[16].
  • Alcestis's IdRef ID is recorded as 07998536X[17].
  • Alcestis's Commons category is recorded as Alcestis[18].
  • Alcestis's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 67154824[19].
  • Alcestis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k853[20].
  • Alcestis's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0002016[21].
  • Alcestis's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[22].
  • Alcestis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Alcestis's described by source is recorded as 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology[24].
  • Alcestis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[25].
  • Alcestis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Alcestis's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alcestis's father was Pelias[3]. Her mother was Anaxibia[4].

Personal Life

Among Alcestis's spouses was Admetus[5]. A child of her was Eumelus[6].

Why It Matters

Alcestis draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #136 of 1,333).[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Who were Alcestis's parents?

Alcestis's father was Pelias[3]. Alcestis's mother was Anaxibia[4].

Who was Alcestis married to?

Alcestis's spouses include Admetus[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Q53007411. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Q53007411. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Q53007411. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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