(Ὀφέλτης.)
1. A son of Lycurgus, who was killed by a snake at Nemea, as his nurse Hypsipyle had left him alone. (Apollod. 1.9.14; Paus. 2.15.3; comp. ADRASTUS.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890