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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Opheltes | 1 |
| Opheltes (Archemorus) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5968569 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Opheltes (Archemorus) Context triple: [Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea, associatedMyth, Opheltes (Archemorus)]
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Phayllus
Phayllus was a 4th-century BCE Phocian military leader who succeeded his brother Onomarchus and continued commanding Phocian forces during the Third Sacred War against Thebes and its allies.
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B.
Plexippus
Plexippus is a figure in Greek mythology known as one of the sons of King Thestius and the brother of Althaea.
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C.
Phasaelis
Phasaelis was a Nabatean princess, daughter of King Aretas IV, best known as the first wife of Herod Antipas whose repudiation of her led to political and military conflict.
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D.
Pherendates
Pherendates was an Achaemenid Persian official who served as satrap (provincial governor) of Egypt during the early period of Persian rule.
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E.
Terpsion
Terpsion is a character in Plato’s dialogues, notably appearing in the Theaetetus as one of the interlocutors involved in recounting Socratic conversations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Opheltes (Archemorus) Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Phayllus
Phayllus was a 4th-century BCE Phocian military leader who succeeded his brother Onomarchus and continued commanding Phocian forces during the Third Sacred War against Thebes and its allies.
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B.
Plexippus
Plexippus is a figure in Greek mythology known as one of the sons of King Thestius and the brother of Althaea.
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C.
Phasaelis
Phasaelis was a Nabatean princess, daughter of King Aretas IV, best known as the first wife of Herod Antipas whose repudiation of her led to political and military conflict.
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D.
Pherendates
Pherendates was an Achaemenid Persian official who served as satrap (provincial governor) of Egypt during the early period of Persian rule.
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E.
Terpsion
Terpsion is a character in Plato’s dialogues, notably appearing in the Theaetetus as one of the interlocutors involved in recounting Socratic conversations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
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infant in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | infancy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Archemorus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Opheltes (Archemorus) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.