Shirt of Nessus
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In Greek mythology, the Shirt of Nessus, Tunic of Nessus, Nessus-robe, or Nessus' shirt was the poisoned shirt that killed Heracles. It was once a popular reference in literature. In folkloristics, it
Lichas bringing the garment of Nessus to Hercules (as Heracles was known in Roman mythology), woodcut by Hans Sebald Beham, circa 1542–1548.
Deianira
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Deianira, Deïanira, or Deianeira, also known as Dejanira, is a Calydonian princess in Greek mythology whose name translates as "man-destroyer" or "destroyer of her husband". She was the wife of Heracl
Shirt of Nessus
…literature. In folkloristics, it is considered an instance of the "poison dress" motif. Fearing that Heracles had taken a new lover in Iole, his wife Deianeira gives him the garment, which was stained with the blood of the centaur Nessus. She had been tricked by the dying Nessus into believing it would serve…
Heracles and Deianira antique fresco in Pompeii
Heracles, Deianira and Nessus, black-figure hydria, 575-550 BCE, Louvre (E 803)
Nessus and Deianira, Enrique Simonet, 1888.