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Deianira
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Deianira (dēyənī`rə): see Hercules Hercules , Heracles, or Herakles , most popular of all Greek heroes, famous for extraordinary strength and courage.
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Deianira
kills husband Hercules for suspected affair with Iole. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 303]
See : Jealousy

Deianira
commits suicide out of remorse for unwittingly having killed husband, Hercules. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 709]
See : Remorse

Deianira
accidentally kills husband, Hercules; kills herself out of guilt. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 76]
See : Suicide


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Mabuse's small panel of Hercules and Deianara is a choice example of how he rendered tactile effects in paint.
 
 
 
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