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Figure in Greek mythology
According to Euripides, Opheltes' parents were Lycurgus, the priest of Zeus at Nemea, and Euridice. However Hyginus' Latin text calls Opheltes' father "Lycus"
Opheltes
Greek Mythological figures
In Greek mythology, Opheltes (Ancient Greek: Ὀφέλτης) may refer to several figures in Greek mythology, including: Opheltes, the infant son of Lycurgus
Opheltes_(mythology)
Queen of Lemnos in Greek mythology
slavery to the parents of Opheltes, becoming his nursemaid. While helping the Seven to get water, Hypsipyle sets Opheltes down, and he is killed by a
Hypsipyle
Greek mythological champions who made war against Thebes
of Opheltes, the infant son of Lycurgus. Needing water, the Seven asked Hypsipyle to direct them to a spring. But while doing this she sat Opheltes down
Seven_against_Thebes
Species of wasp
Opheltes glaucopterus is a Ichneumonidae wasp that parasitizes pupae from the sawfly genus Cimbex. It has a Holarctic distribution. "Opheltes glaucopterus
Opheltes_glaucopterus
Species of sawfly
like other sawflies, this species does not possess a sting. The wasp Opheltes glaucopterus is a parasite of the prepupae stage of this sawfly. This species
Cimbex_americanus
Latin poem by Statius
Nemea who made her a nurse to his infant son Opheltes. While Hypsipyle is talking to the Argives, Opheltes is sleeping unwatched. A large serpent sacred
Thebaid_(Statius)
Four distinct Ancient Greek sports festivals
slave and baby Opheltes and asked for a drink. The slave set the babe on the ground amongst wild celery to assist the Seven. Opheltes was attacked by
Panhellenic_Games
One of the four Panhellenic Games
death of Opheltes, later called Archemorus. When the Seven arrived at Nemea and were very thirsty, they met Hypsipile, who was carrying Opheltes (Greek:
Nemean_Games
Shrine dedicated to an ancient Greek or Roman hero
dedicated to the infant hero Opheltes. The Heroon at Nemea was known as a popular place to practice magic due to the nature of Opheltes' death. A well-preserved
Heroön
Name in Greek mythology
according to some, the wife of Lycurgus, king of Nemea, and mother of Opheltes (later called Archemorus). Amphithea, daughter of Pronax, son of King Talaus
Amphithea
Creature in Greek mythology
Tithonus Tyrrhenian pirates Aethalides Alcimedon Dictys Epopeus Melas Medon Opheltes Base appearance Achilles Antigone Charybdis Lamia Medusa Midas Mulberry
Siren_(mythology)
Species of moth
Rhodafra opheltes is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa. It is similar to Hyles species, but immediately distinguishable by
Rhodafra_opheltes
Historic site in Nemea, Greece
Opheltes. The first Nemean Games were held in 573 BCE and the heroon was constructed around the same time, however sources for the myth of Opheltes are
Heroon_at_Nemea
Pair of lovers in Vergil's Aeneid
trained as a fighter by his battle-hardened father, Opheltes, of whom he speaks with pride. Opheltes seems to have died at Troy. After their wanderings
Nisus_and_Euryalus
Mythical Greek king of Thebes
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Oedipus
Character of the greek mythology
father of Opheltes. Although the mythographer Apollodorus distinguishes these two, saying that the Lycurgus, who was the father of Opheltes, was the son
Pronax
Genus of beetles
Genus: Mallodon Audinet-Serville et Lacordaire, 1830 Synonyms Stenodontes (Orthomallodon) Linsley, 1957 Orthomallodon Linsley 1957 Opheltes Thomson 1864
Mallodon
Ancient site in Greece
which was killed by the hero Heracles, and as the place where the infant Opheltes, lying on a bed of parsley, was killed by a serpent while his nurse Hypsipyle
Nemea
Set of Greek mythological characters
and Alexida. Eurydice, wife of King Lycurgus (of Nemea) and mother of Opheltes. Eurydice, wife of Aeneas, according to Lescheos and writer of the epic
Eurydice_(mythology)
Greek mythology character, founder of Thebes
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Cadmus
nurse of Lycurgus' infant son Opheltes. Hypsipyle, who does not recognize her sons, greets them at the door. After Opheltes, while in the care of Hypsipyle
Thoas_(son_of_Jason)
Band of heroes in Greek mythology
to a spring in Nemea, where she served as nurse to King Lycurgus' son Opheltes.) Her son Euneus later became king of Lemnos. In order to purify the island
Argonauts
Greek mythological figures
the side of the Seven against Thebes. He took part in the foot-race at Opheltes' funeral games in Nemea. Dymas was wounded in battle and killed himself
Dymas
Greek mythical character
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Actaeon
Son of Pheres and father of Opheltes in Greek mythology
Euridice, were the parents of Opheltes. Hyginus also has Eurydice as the mother of Opheltes, however Hyginus' Latin text has Opheltes' father being a king of
Lycurgus_(of_Nemea)
Mythological Greek king
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Autesion
Figure in Greek mythology
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Agave_(daughter_of_Cadmus)
Mythological king of Thebes
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Labdacus
Ancient Greek mythological king of Argos
became involved in the death of the child-hero Opheltes. There, Adrastus held funeral games in Opheltes' honor, in which he won the horse race with his
Adrastus
Greek mythological king of Thebes
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Pentheus
Mythological prince of Thebes
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Polynices
Archaeological site in Laconia, Greece
of heroes are those who are children or even babies, as in the case of Opheltes infant, who was killed by a snake near a spring at Nemea. The establishment
Menelaion
Figure in Greek mythology
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Creon_(king_of_Thebes)
Greek mythological characters
Tithonus Tyrrhenian pirates Aethalides Alcimedon Dictys Epopeus Melas Medon Opheltes Base appearance Achilles Antigone Charybdis Lamia Medusa Midas Mulberry
Arge
Greek mythological figures; considered the founders of Thebes
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Amphion_and_Zethus
Fragmentary tragedy by Euripides
leads the Seven to a spring. Hypsipyle brings Opheltes with her, and somehow, in a moment of neglect, Opheltes is killed by a serpent. The child's mother
Hypsipyle_(play)
Archaeological Museum
with reliefs, Late Helladic (Mycenaean) Small child, probably Opheltes, Sanctuary of Opheltes in Nemea. See Pausanias II, 15, 3. The museum puts on display
Archaeological Museum of Nemea
Archaeological_Museum_of_Nemea
Mythological king of Thebes
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Eteocles
Greek mythological Theban king
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Lycus_(son_of_Hyrieus)
Greek mythological king of Thebes
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Laius
participant of the disk-throwing competition at the funeral games of Opheltes. Menestheus, king of Athens who participated in the siege of Troy. Menestheus
Menestheus_(mythology)
Greek mythological figure
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Antiope_(mother_of_Amphion)
Mythological characters
against Thebes, who won the javelin-throwing match at the funeral games of Opheltes. Laodocus or Ladocus, a prince of Tegea as son of King Echemus of Arcadia
Laodocus
People in Greek mythology
Tithonus Tyrrhenian pirates Aethalides Alcimedon Dictys Epopeus Melas Medon Opheltes Base appearance Achilles Antigone Charybdis Lamia Medusa Midas Mulberry
Hierax_(mythology)
Damasichthon (Ancient Greek: Δαμασίχθων) was a king of Thebes and the son of Opheltes, purported to be son to Peneleos (regent of Thebes). As Autesion, king
Damasichthon_(King_of_Thebes)
Mythical character
Polydamas and was killed by Eurypylus (son of Telephus). He left a son Opheltes, whose own son (Peneleos' grandson) Damasichthon succeeded Autesion, son
Peneleos
In Greek mythology, a people living on the coast of the Propontis
Medon Melanthus Telamon Nealces Polydeuces Nisaeus Telamon Ochus Phlias Opheltes Telamon Ornytus Idmon Phlegyas Heracles Phoceus Telamon Protis Jason Pyrnus
Doliones
Greek mythological figure
Tithonus Tyrrhenian pirates Aethalides Alcimedon Dictys Epopeus Melas Medon Opheltes Base appearance Achilles Antigone Charybdis Lamia Medusa Midas Mulberry
Polytechnus
Set of mythological Greek characters
Tithonus Tyrrhenian pirates Aethalides Alcimedon Dictys Epopeus Melas Medon Opheltes Base appearance Achilles Antigone Charybdis Lamia Medusa Midas Mulberry
Periclymenus
at Nemea is an example of a hero shrine, the resting place of the late Opheltes and a place for Greeks to worship. The heroon was a way to memorialize
Death_in_ancient_Greek_art
father Thoas. Later, the brothers participated in the funeral games of Opheltes (Archemorus), for whose death Hypsipyle was responsible. Euneus later became
Euneus
cast lots to assign places in the chariot race at the funeral games of Opheltes. Prothous, a defender of Thebes against the Seven, killed by Tydeus. Prothous
Prothous
Theban Princess
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Autonoë_(daughter_of_Cadmus)
Mythological Cretan
Tithonus Tyrrhenian pirates Aethalides Alcimedon Dictys Epopeus Melas Medon Opheltes Base appearance Achilles Antigone Charybdis Lamia Medusa Midas Mulberry
Aegolius_(mythology)
Mythological youth beloved by Apollo or other deities
Tithonus Tyrrhenian pirates Aethalides Alcimedon Dictys Epopeus Melas Medon Opheltes Base appearance Achilles Antigone Charybdis Lamia Medusa Midas Mulberry
Cyparissus
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Lycus_(son_of_Lycus)
Greek mythological Theban king
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Nycteus
1st-century AD Roman poet
story of the Women of Lemnos (Book 5). While she is speaking, her ward, Opheltes, is killed by a snake; in Book 6, the Argives perform games for the dead
Statius
Greek epic poem by Nonnus
sign a truce to bury the dead. Book 37 – Dionysus builds the pyre for Opheltes and celebrates funeral games, including a chariot race, pugilism, wrestling
Dionysiaca
killing the Nemean lion, or founded as funeral games in honour of the child Opheltes, who was killed by a snake. The Temple of Zeus was the centrepiece of the
Cult_of_Zeus
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Theban kings in Greek mythology
Theban_kings_in_Greek_mythology
Ancient Greek mythological Theban prince
Lycus II A12. Peneleos (Regent) 10. Laodamas Demonassa 11. Thersander Opheltes 12. Tisamenus 14. Damasichthon 13. Autesion 15. Ptolemy Theras Argeia Aristodemus
Polydorus_(son_of_Cadmus)
Greek mythological figure
Minotaur. Idas, an Elean from Pisa who participated in the foot-race at Opheltes' funeral games. During the war of the Seven against Thebes he came in succour
Idas_(mythology)
Daughter of Laomedon in Greek mythology
Tithonus Tyrrhenian pirates Aethalides Alcimedon Dictys Epopeus Melas Medon Opheltes Base appearance Achilles Antigone Charybdis Lamia Medusa Midas Mulberry
Antigone (daughter of Laomedon)
Antigone_(daughter_of_Laomedon)
Species of sawfly
parasitized by three species of ichneumonid wasp: Listrognathus mactator, Opheltes glaucopterus, and Phobetes nigriceps. This species is present in Europe
Cimbex_quadrimaculatus
Tyrrhenian sailor in Greek mythology
in number with the following names: Aethalides, Medon, Lycabas, Libys, Opheltes, Melas, Alcimedon, Epopeus, Dictys, Simon, Acoetes. The last was the pilot
Aethalides_(sailor)
Onomarchus Onomasti komodein Onomastus of Smyrna Onthyrius Ophelestes Opheltes Opheltes (mythology) Opheltius Ophion (god) Ophiotaurus Ophiussa Ophryneion
Index of ancient Greece-related articles
Index_of_ancient_Greece-related_articles
Genus of moths
related to Rhodafra. Rhodafra marshalli Rothschild & Jordan1903 Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) "Rhodafra". Open Tree of Life. Retrieved November 1, 2025
Rhodafra
Myths centered around physical transformation in Greek mythology
to save themselves, and were turned into dolphins. (Their names Aethalides, Alcimedon, Dictys, Epopeus, Libys, Lycabas, Melas, Medon, Opheltes, Simon.)
Metamorphoses in Greek mythology
Metamorphoses_in_Greek_mythology
rubetra Rhagastis trilineata Rhagastis velata Rhodafra marshalli Rhodafra opheltes Sphecodina abbottii Sphecodina caudata Sphingonaepiopsis ansorgei Sphingonaepiopsis
List_of_Sphingidae_species
Greek mythological figure
Tithonus Tyrrhenian pirates Aethalides Alcimedon Dictys Epopeus Melas Medon Opheltes Base appearance Achilles Antigone Charybdis Lamia Medusa Midas Mulberry
Artemiche
noxia Papp, 1976 Microgaster obscuripennata You & Xia, 1992 Microgaster opheltes Nixon, 1968 Microgaster ostriniae Xu & He, 2000 Microgaster pantographae
List_of_Microgaster_species
Jennifer Stoute, Donna Fraser, Sally Gunnell 3:35.36 Q 7 1 France Marie-Line Scholent, Sandrine Thiébaud, Nicole Delars, Marie-Françoise Opheltès 3:35.39
1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
1997_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_–_Women's_4_×_400_metres_relay
Genus of insects
1967 Philatis major Osborn, 1924 Philatis monaeses Fennah, 1967 Philatis opheltes Fennah, 1967 Philatis producta (Stål, 1859) - type species Philatis rostrifer
Philatis
3:29.14 Q 4 2 France Francine Landre, Anita Mormand, Marie-Françoise Opheltès, Fabienne Ficher 3:29.67 q 5 1 Czech Republic Jitka Burianová, Ludmila
1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
1998_European_Athletics_Championships_–_Women's_4_×_400_metres_relay
Multiple figures in Greek mythology
Tithonus Tyrrhenian pirates Aethalides Alcimedon Dictys Epopeus Melas Medon Opheltes Base appearance Achilles Antigone Charybdis Lamia Medusa Midas Mulberry
Hyperippe
vitripennis (Holmgren, 1860) Olethrodotis modestus (Gravenhorst, 1829) Opheltes glaucopterus (Linnaeus, 1758) Ophion brevicornis Morley, 1915 Ophion costatus
Checklist of UK recorded Ichneumonidae
Checklist_of_UK_recorded_Ichneumonidae
Species of butterfly
Heterochroa tizona C. & R. Felder, [1867] Adelpha tizona tizonides Fruhstorfer, 1908 Adelpha verenda Fruhstorfer, 1913 Adelpha boreas opheltes Fruhstorfer, 1915
Adelpha_boreas
Greek mythical character
Tithonus Tyrrhenian pirates Aethalides Alcimedon Dictys Epopeus Melas Medon Opheltes Base appearance Achilles Antigone Charybdis Lamia Medusa Midas Mulberry
Aegypius_(mythology)
luteus Ichneumon ramidulus – Enicospilus ramidulus Ichneumon glaucopterus – Opheltes glaucopterus Ichneumon circumflexus – Therion circumfiexum Ichneumon cinctus
Hymenoptera in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae
Hymenoptera_in_the_10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae
Sophie Domenech, Marie-Line Scholent, Marie-Louise Bévis, Marie-France Opheltes 3:31.03 2 8 Romania Alina Rîpanu, Anca Safta, Monica Pirvu, Carmen Stanciu
1997 European Cup Super League
1997_European_Cup_Super_League
Kotlyarova 3:28.54 6 4 France Francine Landre, Viviane Dorsile, Marie-France Opheltes, Marie-Louise Bévis 3:28.97 5 5 Great Britain Donna Fraser, Allison Curbishley
1996 European Cup Super League
1996_European_Cup_Super_League
postica (Walker, 1856) Rhodafra marshalli Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) Rufoclanis fulgurans (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Rufoclanis
List_of_moths_of_South_Africa
International athletics championship event
[[|]] () 4 × 400 metres relay France (FRA) Lucie Rangassamy Marie-Françoise Opheltès Magalie Blondel Marie-Louise Bévis 3:34.39 Ukraine (UKR) 3:34.57 [[|]] ()
1994 European Athletics U23 Cup
1994_European_Athletics_U23_Cup
OPHELTES
OPHELTES
OPHELTES
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Female
Hungarian
Pet form of Hungarian Sára, SÃRIKA means "noble lady, princess."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
The Almighty; A Name for Allah
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Intellect Thought; Plural of Fikr
Boy/Male
Hindu
Symbol of victory
Boy/Male
British, English
From the King's Meadow
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
God Sivan
Boy/Male
Australian, Norse
Intelligent
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Wondrous Love
Boy/Male
Arabic, French, Russian
Crushed
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Japanese, Latin
Maiden; Virgin
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