According to Euripides, Opheltes' parents were Lycurgus, the priest of Zeus at Nemea, and Euridice. However Hyginus' Latin text calls Opheltes' father "Lycus"...
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Opheltes glaucopterus is a Ichneumonidae wasp that parasitizes pupae from the sawfly genus Cimbex. It has a Holarctic distribution. "Opheltes glaucopterus...
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In Greek mythology, Opheltes (Ancient Greek: Ὀφέλτης) may refer to several figures in Greek mythology, including: Opheltes, the infant son of Lycurgus...
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Hypsipyle (section Nurse of Opheltes)
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...
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Seven against Thebes (section Death of Opheltes)
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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death of Opheltes, later called Archemorus. When the Seven arrived at Nemea and were very thirsty, they met Hypsipile, who was carrying Opheltes (Greek:...
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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...
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