The House of Admetus: Eumelus, The Lost Trilogy of Plays by Agathon

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This is the first play in the trilogy House of Ademtus. King Eumelus returns from the Trojan War with his eldest son in triumph. A plot is hatched to kill his eldest son so that his younger son will succeed his father as King, but it is foiled and the plotters face punishment. The King must decide the fate of the plotters who happen to be members of his family.This is the first play in the trilogy House of Admetus by Agathon. This covers the triumphant return of King Eumelus and his son, Admetus, from the Trojan War. During the welcoming feast, the younger son, Promachos, plans to kill his eldest brother with poison administered by his mother. When the plot is reveled and the mother and son capture, the King must decide the fate of his wife and son on their charge of treason. The King is torn by the decision since he deeply loves both his wife and son and cannot stand the idea of putting them to death.