Archemorus

E815433

Archemorus is a figure in Greek mythology, originally named Opheltes, whose death as an infant—while under the care of Hypsipyle—was seen as an ominous sign and led to the founding of the Nemean Games.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological child
alsoKnownAs Opheltes NERFINISHED
appearsIn Apollodorus, Bibliotheca NERFINISHED
Pindar, Nemean Odes NERFINISHED
Statius, Thebaid NERFINISHED
associatedEvent foundation of the Nemean Games
associatedPlace Argos NERFINISHED
associatedWith Nemean Games NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath killed by a serpent
commemoratedBy Nemean Games NERFINISHED
cultCenter Nemea NERFINISHED
deathConsidered ominous sign
deathInterpretedBy Amphiaraus NERFINISHED
deathLocation Nemea NERFINISHED
diesAs infant
guardianNegligenceMotif Hypsipyle leaves child to guide the Seven to water
hasFather Lycurgus of Nemea NERFINISHED
hasGender male
hasGivenName Archemorus NERFINISHED
hasGuardian Hypsipyle NERFINISHED
hasHome Nemea NERFINISHED
hasMother Eurydice (mother of Opheltes) NERFINISHED
hasOriginalName Opheltes NERFINISHED
hasParent Eurydice (mother of Opheltes) NERFINISHED
Lycurgus of Nemea NERFINISHED
hasTitle Nemean child-hero
honoredBy Argive heroes
Seven against Thebes NERFINISHED
killedBy serpent
memorialForm funeral games
hero cult
mythologicalContext story of the Seven against Thebes
nameLanguage Ancient Greek
nameMeaning beginner of doom
raisedBy Hypsipyle NERFINISHED
roleInMyth portent of disaster for the Seven against Thebes
symbol baby killed by snake
serpent
timePeriodOfMyth mythic age before Trojan War
underCareOf Hypsipyle NERFINISHED
worshippedAs hero

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hypsipyle ward Archemorus