King of Pherae in Thessaly, in Greek mythology
Alcestis and Admetus, ancient Roman fresco from the Augusteum in Herculaneum, Italy
Herkules entreißt Alkestis dem Totengott Thanatos und führt sie dem Admetus zu by Johann Heinrich Tischbein (circa 1780)
In Greek mythology, Admetus (; Ancient Greek: Ἄδμητος Admētos means 'untamed, untameable')[1][2] was a king of Pherae in Thessaly.[3]