Opheltes

[ uh-fel-teez ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. the son of King Lycurgus of Nemea who was killed in infancy by a serpent and in whose memory the Nemean games were held.

Example Sentences

There is also a mound of earth said to be the tomb of Lycurgus, the father of Opheltes.

From Project Gutenberg

My father Opheltes trained me not to such baseness, nor have I so borne myself in thy company.

From Project Gutenberg