Synopsis
The Drunken Sisters
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1 Male 3 Female
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