The Alcestis of Euripides

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Excerpt from The Alcestis of Euripides: Rendered Into English Verse Alcestis. Apollo. O, dwelling of Admetus, where I bore A menial's lot, although I am a god! Zeus was the cause, who having slain my son Asclepius, hurling lightning at his breast, I was enraged, and slew the Cyclopes, The forgers of the awful tire of Zeus. For this the father forced me to atone, And serve a mortal man in menial guise. And coming to this land, I watched the herds For him who entertained me, and preserved His house unto this day, and being myself Pious, I chanced to find a pious man, The son of Pheres, whom I saved from death, The fates beguiling. And the goddesses Granted me that Admetus should escape The death impending, giving in exchange Another victim to the powers beneath. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.