Archemorus

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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.

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Label Occurrences
Archemorus canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological child ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Opheltes ⓘ
appearsIn Apollodorus, Bibliotheca ⓘ
Pindar, Nemean Odes ⓘ
linked to: Pindar's odes

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Hypsipyle → ward → Archemorus ⓘ
Archemorus → hasGivenName → Archemorus ⓘ