Opheltes (Archemorus)
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Opheltes, also known as Archemorus, is a tragic infant figure in Greek mythology whose death at Nemea became the origin of the Nemean Games and a central element in the legends surrounding the Seven against Thebes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Opheltes | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
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infant in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | infancy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Archemorus
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Opheltes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Statius' Thebaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAthleticFestival | Panhellenic Nemean Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Nemean Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | Seven against Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth | Seven against Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOmen | his death was taken as a bad omen for the Seven against Thebes ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Nemea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | snake attack ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Nemean Games
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funeral games at Nemea ⓘ |
| cultTitle | Archemorus at Nemea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Ancient Greek religion and myth ⓘ |
| deathContext | while the Seven against Thebes were passing through Nemea ⓘ |
| funeralGamesFoundedBy | the leaders of the Seven against Thebes ⓘ |
| guardianDuringDeath | Hypsipyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Lycurgus of Nemea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasMother | Eurydice of Nemea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParentage | son of Lycurgus of Nemea and Eurydice of Nemea ⓘ |
| hasProphecy | He would die before he could walk if placed on the ground ⓘ |
| hasResidence | Nemea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredAs | hero at Nemea ⓘ |
| iconography | often depicted with a serpent and a child’s body ⓘ |
| killedAt | Nemea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | serpent ⓘ |
| linkedRitual |
athletic games in his honor
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hero cult at Nemea ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Apollodorus
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Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ Statius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfNameArchemorus | beginning of doom ⓘ |
| mythicFunction | etiological figure for the Nemean Games ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Theban cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBySeven | Archemorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleOfHypsipyle | nurse of Opheltes ⓘ |
| symbol | serpent ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.