First Known Use: 1567
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Admetus
noun Ad·me·tus \ad-ˈmē-təs\
Definition of ADMETUS
: a king of Pherae who is saved by Apollo from his fated death when his wife Alcestis offers to die in his place
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Origin of ADMETUS
Latin, from Greek Admētos
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