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In Greek mythology, Admetus ( /ædˈmiːtəs/; Greek: Ἄδμητος Admetos, "untamed", "untameable") was a king of Pherae in Thessaly, succeeding his father Pheres after whom the city was named. Admetus was one of the Argonauts and took part in the Calydonian Boar hunt. His wife Alcestis offered to substitute her own death for his.
Admetus was famed for his hospitality and justice. When Apollo was sentenced to a year of servitude to a mortal as punishment for killing Delphyne, or as later tradition has it, the Cyclops, the god chose Admetus' home and became his herdsman. Apollo in recompense for Admetus' treatment—the Hellenistic poet Callimachus of Alexandria makes him Apollo's eromenos—made all the cows bear twins while he served as his cowherd.
Apollo also helped Admetus win the hand of Alcestis, the daughter of Pelias, king of Iolcus. Alcestis had so many suitors that Pelias set an apparently impossible task to the suitors—to win the hand of Alcestis, they must yoke a boar and a lion to a chariot. Apollo harnessed the yoke with the animals and Admetus drove the chariot to Pelias, and thus married Alcestis.
Actors: Christopher K. Young (actor), Christopher K. Young (producer), Christopher K. Young (director), Christopher K. Young (composer), Christopher K. Young (editor), Christopher K. Young (writer), J.E. Smith (actor), J.E. Smith (producer), Jennifer Gutauckas (actress), Jennifer Gutauckas (costume designer), James E. Smith (actor), Perdomo (actor), Damion Kendrick (actor), Rigel Lipscombe (actor), Joseph Cox (actor),
Plot: The Blessing of Prometheus is a retelling of the Prometheus fire legend and the tale of Admetus and Alcestis. Prometheus gave the gift of fire to mankind, but fire was only to be used by the gods, so he was punished by being chained to a rock whereupon vultures eat his liver to have it restored and eaten again on a daily basis for eternity. Admetus was a king who found favor with the god Apollo. Apollo bargained with the three fates that when it came time for Admetus to die, that another be taken in his stead. When Admetus fell ill, the fates instead took his wife. Admetus, not the author of the bargain in the first place, pleaded with Persephone, daughter of Hades, and struck a deal to resurrect Alcestis. Alcestis would be brought back every spring, but must return every fall, hence the mythological reason for the seasons. The fire legend is likened to a detective on the search for brutal home invaders. Admetus and Alcestis are a typical couple who fall victim to the home invaders, the wife taking a bullet meant for her husband (dying in his stead). As they are leaving, the detective is the first to respond, and shoots one of the invaders in flight. Seeing this, the widower desires to bring a similar end to each of the men who invaded his home that night (the forbidden gift of fire). The Blessing of Prometheus is narrated with the actual story of the Greek mythological tales, but is visually narrated by dark, nightmarish images.
Keywords: akron-ohio, canton, classic-literature, cleveland-ohio, digital-video, independent-film, mythology, ohio, prometheusActors: Christopher K. Young (actor), Christopher K. Young (producer), Christopher K. Young (director), Christopher K. Young (composer), Christopher K. Young (editor), Christopher K. Young (writer), J.E. Smith (actor), J.E. Smith (producer), Jennifer Gutauckas (actress), Jennifer Gutauckas (costume designer), James E. Smith (actor), Perdomo (actor), Damion Kendrick (actor), Rigel Lipscombe (actor), Joseph Cox (actor),
Plot: The Blessing of Prometheus is a retelling of the Prometheus fire legend and the tale of Admetus and Alcestis. Prometheus gave the gift of fire to mankind, but fire was only to be used by the gods, so he was punished by being chained to a rock whereupon vultures eat his liver to have it restored and eaten again on a daily basis for eternity. Admetus was a king who found favor with the god Apollo. Apollo bargained with the three fates that when it came time for Admetus to die, that another be taken in his stead. When Admetus fell ill, the fates instead took his wife. Admetus, not the author of the bargain in the first place, pleaded with Persephone, daughter of Hades, and struck a deal to resurrect Alcestis. Alcestis would be brought back every spring, but must return every fall, hence the mythological reason for the seasons. The fire legend is likened to a detective on the search for brutal home invaders. Admetus and Alcestis are a typical couple who fall victim to the home invaders, the wife taking a bullet meant for her husband (dying in his stead). As they are leaving, the detective is the first to respond, and shoots one of the invaders in flight. Seeing this, the widower desires to bring a similar end to each of the men who invaded his home that night (the forbidden gift of fire). The Blessing of Prometheus is narrated with the actual story of the Greek mythological tales, but is visually narrated by dark, nightmarish images.
Keywords: akron-ohio, canton, classic-literature, cleveland-ohio, digital-video, independent-film, mythology, ohio, prometheus