"Alquesta" - the tragedy of the great ancient Greek playwright Euripides (480 - 406 BC.) e. ). Queen Alcesto agrees to go to the Kingdom of the Dead instead of her husband Her sacrifice is admired by the god Apollo himself, who enters into battle with the Death Demon to bring her back to life... Other works of Euripides that have survived to this day are Medea, Heracles, Hippolytus, Andromachus, Praying People, Hecuba, Death of Polyxena, Hercules, Trojans. The authority of Euripides in world literature is undeniable. His tragedies hundreds of years later were imitated by many famous playwrights. His immortal works have been translated into different languages of the world.