Opheltes
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Opheltes is a child hero who was killed by a snake near a spring at Nemea. The establishment of heroic cult was often the means to resolve a crisis, often related to someone who was killed violently or unjustly.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Odysseus, Helen of Troy, Menelaus, Agamemnon
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Perhaps a curious group 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.”
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