Opheltes
[ uh-fel-teez ]
nounClassical Mythology.
the son of King Lycurgus of Nemea who was killed in infancy by a serpent and in whose memory the Nemean games were held.
- Also called Ar·chem·o·rus [ahr-kem-er-uhs] /ɑrˈkɛm ər əs/ .
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How to use Opheltes in a sentence
There is also a mound of earth said to be the tomb of Lycurgus, the father of Opheltes.
My father Opheltes trained me not to such baseness, nor have I so borne myself in thy company.
Stories from Virgil | Alfred J. Church
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