ancientcharm: “Admetos and Alkestis receiving the oracle”. Roman fresco found in Hercula
ancientcharm: “Admetos and Alkestis receiving the oracle”. Roman fresco found in Herculaneum, Italy. Admetos and his wife Alkestis receive the oracle saying that one of them will die unless a relative offers himself to go to Hades instead; Admetos´ parents listen.National Archaeological Museum, Naples.By ArchaiOptix (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons -- source link
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