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Deianira

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Deianira (dēyənī`rə): see Hercules Hercules (hûr`kyəlēz'), Heracles, or Herakles
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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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There was Hercules with Deianira, holding hands; then Jason with Medea, Theseus with Phaedra, and all the others with their lovers, all dressed in appropriate costumes, and when they were all on stage, the pipers began to play and also many other instruments, and everyone began to dance.
 
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