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DEIANIRA

Deianira, the wife of Hercules, took a flask filled with the poisoned blood of Centaur Nessus and spread it in her husbands jeweled tunic due to his betrayal with other women. Her sudden deep regret would prove to come too late as the blood soaked Tunic killed Hercules. She returned to their bed with her husband's sword and plunged it into her own flesh.

Painting Featured In:

Ladies Retold Tales of Goddesses and Heroines 1992, new edition reissued in 1999

Boris Vallejo All Prism Collector Cards 1993

Boris Vallejo Best of Trading Cards, All Chromium 1995