Opheltius

In Greek mythology, Opheltius (Ancient Greek: Ὀφέλέστης), is the name of two soldiers in the Trojan War on each side of the conflict:

• Opheltius, a defender of Troy killed by Euryalus.[1]
• Opheltius, an Achaean killed by Hector.[2]

Notes

1. Parada, s.v. Opheltius 1; Homer, Iliad 6.20.
2. Parada, s.v. Opheltius 2; Homer, Iliad 11.299–302.

References

• Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Parada, Carlos, Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology, Jonsered, Paul Åströms Förlag, 1993. ISBN 978-91-7081-062-6.