Character of Greek Mythology. it was also called Alcestis, Alcestes or Alceste. It was the name of a daughter of the king of Yolco (Pelias), and Anaxibia. She was the wife of Admetus and the mother of Eumelo and Aspasia. Name of an Opera with music by Christoph Willibald Gluck and libretto in Italian by Ranieri de Calzabigi. Name of an asteroid ( 124 )
