Description: Wilder's conception of the satyr that followed Euripides' "Alcestis" in ancient Greek festivals. Apollo ventures into the land of the three sisters of Fate who control the threads of each man's life, and here in disguise he tricks the sisters into releasing their death hold on the king. The trick: 3 flagons of wine which he declares to be Aphrodite's beauty drink but which make the sisters drunk. Then he pulls a riddle on them, releasing the king from their snares-- but only on the understanding that another is to die in his stead. Available individually or published with The Alcestiad.