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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Archemorus canonical 4

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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

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

Hypsipyle ward Archemorus
Archemorus hasGivenName Archemorus