![]() ![]() ![]() "Centauromachy" refers to the battle between the related Centaurs and Lapiths of Thessaly. These arrows had also been dipped in the blood of the Lernaean hydra.īattle of the Lapiths and Centaurs (Not the Elgin Marbles) The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, by Piero di Cosimo (1500-1515). He gave the man who helped him die, Philoctetes, his arrows as reward. When Hercules put the tunic on, it burned so badly he wanted to die, which he eventually accomplished. Deianeira believed the dying half-human creature and when she thought Hercules was straying, infused his clothing with Nessus's blood. Mortally wounded, Nessus told Deianeira that his blood, which was contaminated with Lernaean hydra blood from the arrow with which Hercules shot him, could be used as a potent love potion should Hercules ever stray. While mid-stream with Deianeira, Nessus tried to rape her, but Hercules answered her screams with a well-aimed arrow. In their travels they faced the Evenus River, which the centaur Nessus offered to ferry them across. The great Greek and Roman hero Hercules (aka Heracles) and Deianeira had recently been married. Dying, Nessus persuaded her to take his blood. The centaur Nessus abducted Deianeira, but Hercules killed him. ![]() Deianeira and Nessus Abduction of Deianira, by Guido Reni, 1620-21.ĭeianeira was Hercules's last mortal wife. ![]()
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