Opheltes

In Greek mythology, Opheltes (Ancient Greek: Ὀφέλτης), also called Archemorus (Αρχέμορος, Beginning of Doom), was a son of Lycurgus of Nemea. His mother is variously given as Eurydice, Nemea, or Amphithea. As an infant, he was killed by a serpent at Nemea. Funeral games were held in the boy's honor, and these were supposed to have been the origin of the Nemean Games.

This article is about the infant son of Lycurgus killed by a serpent. For other mythological figures named Opheltes, see Opheltes (mythology). For a genus of beetles, see Mallodon.
Not to be confused with Opheltius, two mythological figures killed in the Trojan War.
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