Jorge J. Bravo III is Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Maryland.

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• Preface and AcknowledgmentsList of IllustrationsList of TablesSelected Bibliography and AbbreviationsSpecialized Terminology and Abbreviations Used in the Text and AppendicesElevations, Grid References, and MeasurementsIntroductionCHAPTER ONEThe Physical RemainsCHAPTER TWOThe Faunal Remains from the Hero ShrineMICHAEL MACKINNONCHAPTER THREEThe Myth of Opheltes and the Origin of the Nemean GamesCHAPTER FOURRepresentations of the Hero Opheltes in ArtCHAPTER FIVEThe Shrine of Opheltes in the Context of Greek Hero CultAppendix A: Catalogue of ArtifactsAppendix B: The Curse Tablets from the Hero ShrineAppendix C: Testimonia on the Myth and Cult of Opheltes and the Nemean GamesIndex of Subjects, Ancient People and Places, and Modern ScholarsIndex of Ancient SourcesIndex of Inventoried Finds from the Nemea Excavations Mentioned in This Volume

Jorge J. Bravo III is Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Maryland.

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• Preface and AcknowledgmentsList of IllustrationsList of TablesSelected Bibliography and AbbreviationsSpecialized Terminology and Abbreviations Used in the Text and AppendicesElevations, Grid References, and MeasurementsIntroductionCHAPTER ONEThe Physical RemainsCHAPTER TWOThe Faunal Remains from the Hero ShrineMICHAEL MACKINNONCHAPTER THREEThe Myth of Opheltes and the Origin of the Nemean GamesCHAPTER FOURRepresentations of the Hero Opheltes in ArtCHAPTER FIVEThe Shrine of Opheltes in the Context of Greek Hero CultAppendix A: Catalogue of ArtifactsAppendix B: The Curse Tablets from the Hero ShrineAppendix C: Testimonia on the Myth and Cult of Opheltes and the Nemean GamesIndex of Subjects, Ancient People and Places, and Modern ScholarsIndex of Ancient SourcesIndex of Inventoried Finds from the Nemea Excavations Mentioned in This Volume

Jorge J. Bravo III is Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Maryland.

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• Preface and AcknowledgmentsList of IllustrationsList of TablesSelected Bibliography and AbbreviationsSpecialized Terminology and Abbreviations Used in the Text and AppendicesElevations, Grid References, and MeasurementsIntroductionCHAPTER ONEThe Physical RemainsCHAPTER TWOThe Faunal Remains from the Hero ShrineMICHAEL MACKINNONCHAPTER THREEThe Myth of Opheltes and the Origin of the Nemean GamesCHAPTER FOURRepresentations of the Hero Opheltes in ArtCHAPTER FIVEThe Shrine of Opheltes in the Context of Greek Hero CultAppendix A: Catalogue of ArtifactsAppendix B: The Curse Tablets from the Hero ShrineAppendix C: Testimonia on the Myth and Cult of Opheltes and the Nemean GamesIndex of Subjects, Ancient People and Places, and Modern ScholarsIndex of Ancient SourcesIndex of Inventoried Finds from the Nemea Excavations Mentioned in This Volume