Editing Hypsipyle (section)

===Hyginus===
According to [[Fabulae|Hyginus]], when the women of Lemnos discovered Hypsipyle's deception, they tried to kill her, but, as in Euripides' play, she fled the island and was captured by pirates who sold her as a slave (although Hyginus' Latin text&mdash;probably in error&mdash;says she was sold to "King Lycus", rather than Lycurgus).<ref>Bravo, p. 118; Hyginus, ''[[Fabulae]]'' 15, with Smith and Trzaskoma's note 15. ''King Lycurgus'', p. 189: "we hesitantly have restored Lycurgus for Lycus in the belief that it is an error of transmission and not a mistake on the part of Hyginus", see also Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' 74, where Smith and Trzaskoma have again restored "Lycurgus" for "Lycus".</ref>

Hyginus also tells of an oracle that had warned that Opheltes should not be put on the ground until he had learned to walk, and says that, to avoid setting the child directly on the ground, she put him on a bed of wild celery where he is killed by a serpent who guarded the spring. Hyginus connects this with the tradition of the celery crowns awarded to the winners at the [[Nemean games]]. According to Hyginus, as in Euripides, the Seven intercede on Hypsipyle's behalf, but with Lycurgus, rather than Eurydice.<ref>Bravo, pp. 117&ndash;118; Hyginus, ''[[Fabulae]]'' 74. As Bravo notes, the oracle and explanation for the origin of the celery crowns, are only found in Hyginus, and are perhaps late inventions.</ref>