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Who was the woman who agreed to sacrifice her own life to save her husband but was later rescued from Hades by Heracles?
Alcestis.
Who was the Greek heroine who agreed to sacrifice her own life to save her husband but was later rescued from Hades by Heracles?
Alcestis, for Admetos.
Who did Hercules save from hades?
Queen Alcestis; who had agreed to die in place of her husband Admetus. Also Theseus; at the same time as the Cerberus adventure.
What are some of Hades' contributions?
For the dead, he established the law of judging the ghosts of the dead. For Heracles, in retrieving Cerberus from the Underworld and allowed him to take Theseus and Alcestis back to the earth with him. The deities of the Underworld, such as the Furies and the Dream gods, he was master of.
Who was the woman who agreed to sacrifice her own life to save her husband but was later saved by Hercules in Greek mythology?
This might be a take on the legend or myth of Damon and Pythias. Pythias could have been a woman. I always thought they were two inseparable friends who may have been fellow soldiers, knights, adventurers. One agreed to take the death sentence for the other, and the King dropped the charges and let them go. Such things only happen in stories. Usually it is the man who does the daredevil stuff for the Lady in distress, but this is a switch. You did not mention movies, so I don"t think this is a movie plot.
