Deianira [SEP] manner of death
committed suicide by hanging herself or with a sword.
Sources.
Sources Primary sources.
- Hesiod, "Catalogue of Women" fr. 2 5
- Ovid, "Heroides 9"
- Ovid, "Metamorphoses" 9.101-238
Sources Secondary sources.
- Harry Thurston Peck, "Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities," 1898
- Graves, Robert, "The Greek Myths", 1955, 142.ff, 142.2,3,5
bride in many local sacred marriages to kings who may have been sacrificed.
Mythology Death of Heracles.
The central story about Deianira concerns the Tunic of Nessus. A wild centaur named Nessus attempted to kidnap or rape Deianira as he was ferrying her across the river Euenos, but she was rescued by Heracles, who shot the centaur with a poisoned arrow. As he lay dying, Nessus persuaded Deianira to take a sample of his blood, telling her that a potion of it mixed with olive oil would ensure that Heracles would