August 25, 2026 at 12:10 PM
August 24, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Painting by Brad Holland published in OMNI, vol. 11, no. 9 (June 1989), alongside the article, “Cave Dweller’s Chronicle: Fifty-Six Days and Counting,” by Alcestis Oberg.
December 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Painting by Brad Holland published in OMNI, vol. 11, no. 9 (June 1989), alongside the article, “Cave Dweller’s Chronicle: Fifty-Six Days and Counting,” by Alcestis Oberg.
#FrescoFriday - A fresco in the Fourth Pompeian Style depicting Alcestis, Apollo and Diane observing the prophecy being read to Admetus. From Herculaneum, AD 50-79.
In Euripides' play Alcestis, the prophecy concerning Admetus' death is that he will die unless someone willingly dies in his place.
In Euripides' play Alcestis, the prophecy concerning Admetus' death is that he will die unless someone willingly dies in his place.
May 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#FrescoFriday - A fresco in the Fourth Pompeian Style depicting Alcestis, Apollo and Diane observing the prophecy being read to Admetus. From Herculaneum, AD 50-79.
In Euripides' play Alcestis, the prophecy concerning Admetus' death is that he will die unless someone willingly dies in his place.
In Euripides' play Alcestis, the prophecy concerning Admetus' death is that he will die unless someone willingly dies in his place.
This fresco may be a traditional wedding, but some scholars think it represents Alcestis in Euripides’ play.
Her husband Admetus is condemned to die young. Alcestis chooses to sacrifice herself in his place. Though it appears to be a tragedy, this play has an uplifting conclusion.
#Ancientbluesky 🏺
Her husband Admetus is condemned to die young. Alcestis chooses to sacrifice herself in his place. Though it appears to be a tragedy, this play has an uplifting conclusion.
#Ancientbluesky 🏺
February 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This fresco may be a traditional wedding, but some scholars think it represents Alcestis in Euripides’ play.
Her husband Admetus is condemned to die young. Alcestis chooses to sacrifice herself in his place. Though it appears to be a tragedy, this play has an uplifting conclusion.
#Ancientbluesky 🏺
Her husband Admetus is condemned to die young. Alcestis chooses to sacrifice herself in his place. Though it appears to be a tragedy, this play has an uplifting conclusion.
#Ancientbluesky 🏺
“Hercules Rescues Alcestis No Homo”
24x30”
Acrylic on Canvas
2026
Contact for purchasing details!
#queerart #acrylicpainting #greekdrama
24x30”
Acrylic on Canvas
2026
Contact for purchasing details!
#queerart #acrylicpainting #greekdrama
May 14, 2026 at 1:21 PM
“Hercules Rescues Alcestis No Homo”
24x30”
Acrylic on Canvas
2026
Contact for purchasing details!
#queerart #acrylicpainting #greekdrama
24x30”
Acrylic on Canvas
2026
Contact for purchasing details!
#queerart #acrylicpainting #greekdrama
#FrescoFriday - An absolute corker of a Roman fresco with this panel showing the myth of Admetus and Alcestis: likely from the Augusteum at Herculaneum, discovered 25 November 1739. What dazzling details! #Archaeology #AncientBluesky 🏺
Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9027)
Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9027)
January 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
#FrescoFriday - An absolute corker of a Roman fresco with this panel showing the myth of Admetus and Alcestis: likely from the Augusteum at Herculaneum, discovered 25 November 1739. What dazzling details! #Archaeology #AncientBluesky 🏺
Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9027)
Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9027)
OC Sketches #6 - Alcestis from a while back
Chadmetus isn't real he cannot hurt you
Chadmetus isn't real he cannot hurt you
December 6, 2024 at 2:10 AM
OC Sketches #6 - Alcestis from a while back
Chadmetus isn't real he cannot hurt you
Chadmetus isn't real he cannot hurt you
Paul Taylor performing "Alcestis" in 1962 (with Martha Graham, and Bertram Ross) - BOTD
July 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Paul Taylor performing "Alcestis" in 1962 (with Martha Graham, and Bertram Ross) - BOTD
Of time travel, of myth, of queer erasure, of love stories, of Captain Picard playing the flute, of the film Metropolis (1927) and much more!
Episode 64: Carolyn Oliver (Of Alcestis, Space and Star Trek, and What Would You Give Up For Love?) is now available! 🎙️💙 #poetry #podcast
Episode 64: Carolyn Oliver (Of Alcestis, Space and Star Trek, and What Would You Give Up For Love?) is now available! 🎙️💙 #poetry #podcast
Episode 64: Carolyn Oliver (Of Alcestis, Space and Star Trek, and What Would You Give Up For Love?)
Carolyn Oliver, author of The Alcestis Machine Listen: On Spotify, Apple, Google, and elsewhere Read: “Space Age” in Menagerie Magazine Purchase: The Alcestis Machine (Acre Books, 2024)…
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January 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
#FrescoFriday - An absolute cracker of a Roman fresco with this panel showing the myth of Admetus and Alcestis: likely from the Augusteum at Herculaneum, discovered 25 November 1739. What dazzling details! #Archaeology #AncientBluesky 🏺
Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9027)
Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9027)
November 29, 2024 at 8:52 AM
#FrescoFriday - An absolute cracker of a Roman fresco with this panel showing the myth of Admetus and Alcestis: likely from the Augusteum at Herculaneum, discovered 25 November 1739. What dazzling details! #Archaeology #AncientBluesky 🏺
Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9027)
Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9027)
January 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Admetus Actias
An immensely gifted wizard that is Alcestis' husband. Soul was prior encased in a lamp. The more level headed between the two compared to Alcestis' constant positive energy. A stark difference from when they first met.
(no toyhouse link sorry!!)
#MyutoArt #MyutoOC #MyutoOCThread
An immensely gifted wizard that is Alcestis' husband. Soul was prior encased in a lamp. The more level headed between the two compared to Alcestis' constant positive energy. A stark difference from when they first met.
(no toyhouse link sorry!!)
#MyutoArt #MyutoOC #MyutoOCThread
October 22, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Admetus Actias
An immensely gifted wizard that is Alcestis' husband. Soul was prior encased in a lamp. The more level headed between the two compared to Alcestis' constant positive energy. A stark difference from when they first met.
(no toyhouse link sorry!!)
#MyutoArt #MyutoOC #MyutoOCThread
An immensely gifted wizard that is Alcestis' husband. Soul was prior encased in a lamp. The more level headed between the two compared to Alcestis' constant positive energy. A stark difference from when they first met.
(no toyhouse link sorry!!)
#MyutoArt #MyutoOC #MyutoOCThread
Hercules tearing Alcestis from Hell by Joseph Franque
March 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Hercules tearing Alcestis from Hell by Joseph Franque
#MosaicMonday - Discovered in 1883, the stunning 'Marriage of Admetus' mosaic: ca. Late 2nd Century AD. The emblema has Admetus at the court of Pelias of Iolcus, with Alcestis in attendance. #Myth #AncientBluesky 🏺
Image: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes. Link - musees-occitanie.fr/oeuvre/le-ma...
Image: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes. Link - musees-occitanie.fr/oeuvre/le-ma...
December 30, 2024 at 10:03 AM
#MosaicMonday - Discovered in 1883, the stunning 'Marriage of Admetus' mosaic: ca. Late 2nd Century AD. The emblema has Admetus at the court of Pelias of Iolcus, with Alcestis in attendance. #Myth #AncientBluesky 🏺
Image: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes. Link - musees-occitanie.fr/oeuvre/le-ma...
Image: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes. Link - musees-occitanie.fr/oeuvre/le-ma...
My latest @clarkesworldmagazine.com story ‘Three Fortunes on Alcestis…’ is out today! It’s available to read for free online right here:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_02_26/
It’s about a tyrant and a soldier and a baby. With bonus fortune-telling and bonus bad-tempered alien goats.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_02_26/
It’s about a tyrant and a soldier and a baby. With bonus fortune-telling and bonus bad-tempered alien goats.
February 1, 2026 at 6:57 PM
My latest @clarkesworldmagazine.com story ‘Three Fortunes on Alcestis…’ is out today! It’s available to read for free online right here:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_02_26/
It’s about a tyrant and a soldier and a baby. With bonus fortune-telling and bonus bad-tempered alien goats.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_02_26/
It’s about a tyrant and a soldier and a baby. With bonus fortune-telling and bonus bad-tempered alien goats.
Death of Alcestis, by Angelica Kauffman
August 14, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Death of Alcestis, by Angelica Kauffman
These Bronze Age panels may not measure up to the craftsmanship of 21st-century comic art, but there's an ineffable something to them that I think has been lost over time.
August 20, 2026 at 8:58 PM
These Bronze Age panels may not measure up to the craftsmanship of 21st-century comic art, but there's an ineffable something to them that I think has been lost over time.
Alceste is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck from 1767. The Italian libretto was written by Ranieri de' Calzabigi and based on the play Alcestis by Euripides. The premiere took place on 26 December 1767 at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
April 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Alceste is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck from 1767. The Italian libretto was written by Ranieri de' Calzabigi and based on the play Alcestis by Euripides. The premiere took place on 26 December 1767 at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
Lovely outdoor lunch with @iambicellen.bsky.social culminating in bookshop date and picking up @carolynroliver.bsky.social’s THE ALCESTIS MACHINE and hurrah for days off and bookish friendship and perfect fall salads 📚💙☺️🙏
November 19, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Lovely outdoor lunch with @iambicellen.bsky.social culminating in bookshop date and picking up @carolynroliver.bsky.social’s THE ALCESTIS MACHINE and hurrah for days off and bookish friendship and perfect fall salads 📚💙☺️🙏
Геракл у Адмета / Hercules and Admetus (Anatoliy Petrov, 1986)
35mm Scan with English subtitles.
An animated adaptation of the Greek myth of Hercules, who challenges Death to restore the life of Queen Alcestis.
transfer.it/t/8GCjcF9RnT4K or
gofile.io/d/qeJce7
35mm Scan with English subtitles.
An animated adaptation of the Greek myth of Hercules, who challenges Death to restore the life of Queen Alcestis.
transfer.it/t/8GCjcF9RnT4K or
gofile.io/d/qeJce7
July 10, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Геракл у Адмета / Hercules and Admetus (Anatoliy Petrov, 1986)
35mm Scan with English subtitles.
An animated adaptation of the Greek myth of Hercules, who challenges Death to restore the life of Queen Alcestis.
transfer.it/t/8GCjcF9RnT4K or
gofile.io/d/qeJce7
35mm Scan with English subtitles.
An animated adaptation of the Greek myth of Hercules, who challenges Death to restore the life of Queen Alcestis.
transfer.it/t/8GCjcF9RnT4K or
gofile.io/d/qeJce7
This painting, by the Finnish artist Albert Edelfelt (c. 1854-1905), was inspired by stories about the ancient Greek mythological figure, Alcestis. For more on the art and mythology, read our article here: thehistorianshut.com/2021/05/30/a...
#art #myth
#art #myth
September 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM
This painting, by the Finnish artist Albert Edelfelt (c. 1854-1905), was inspired by stories about the ancient Greek mythological figure, Alcestis. For more on the art and mythology, read our article here: thehistorianshut.com/2021/05/30/a...
#art #myth
#art #myth
Alcestis by Katharine Beutner
I'm reading this one right now and it's so good. Alcestis is such an underrated character and this book fleshes her out in such a fun and interesting way. Also another grief book. All the best retellings are about grief
www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781641...
I'm reading this one right now and it's so good. Alcestis is such an underrated character and this book fleshes her out in such a fun and interesting way. Also another grief book. All the best retellings are about grief
www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781641...
February 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Alcestis by Katharine Beutner
I'm reading this one right now and it's so good. Alcestis is such an underrated character and this book fleshes her out in such a fun and interesting way. Also another grief book. All the best retellings are about grief
www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781641...
I'm reading this one right now and it's so good. Alcestis is such an underrated character and this book fleshes her out in such a fun and interesting way. Also another grief book. All the best retellings are about grief
www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781641...
Best of Wives, Most Beautiful of All Daughters of Pelias
going to try to be more active here!
#greekmythology #alcestis #tagamemnon #art #digitalart
going to try to be more active here!
#greekmythology #alcestis #tagamemnon #art #digitalart
July 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Best of Wives, Most Beautiful of All Daughters of Pelias
going to try to be more active here!
#greekmythology #alcestis #tagamemnon #art #digitalart
going to try to be more active here!
#greekmythology #alcestis #tagamemnon #art #digitalart