I
Pheres
Son of Cretheus, who founded Pherae in Thessaly and begat Admetus and Lycurgus.1
II
Admetus
King when Apollo served him as thrall, when he won Alcestis, and when Heracles wrestled Death for her return.2
III
Eumelus
Son of Admetus and Alcestis, who led the Pheraean ships to Troy and raced at the funeral games on the plain.3
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the spine ignites as you read · the reign index on the card follows your place · starred rulers link to their codices
HER SKY
a mini-galaxy of 7 dwellers
the sky drifts, waiting
MYTHS SET HERE
3 tales walk these walls
The Muster of the ArgoHome of Admetus, counted among the Argonauts in Apollodorus' rollThe ArgonauticaLordship of Admetus, whom Apollo served as herdsman before the voyageThe Trojan WarAeolid city beside lake Boebeis, home of Eumelus in the Catalogue of Ships
THE SPINDLE OF MYTHS →ON THE MAP
in Pelasgiotis — Thessaly
Coordinates: Pleiades gazetteer, CC BY · place 541044