Alcestis
Ἄλκηστις
The only person who offered to die in her husband's place.
Apollo won Admetus a bargain: he could live if someone else agreed to die for him.
Even his aged parents refused. Only his wife stepped forward.
Heracles, who happened to be visiting, wrestled Thanatos, the god of death, and brought her back.
SourcesEuripides, Alcestis