Deianira

American  

[dee-yuh-nahy-ruh] / ˌdi jəˈnaɪ rə /

Or Deianeira

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a sister of Meleager and wife of Hercules, whom she killed unwittingly by giving him a shirt that had been dipped in the poisoned blood of Nessus.

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Deianira British  

/ ˌdiːəˈnaɪərə, ˌdeɪə- /

noun

1. Greek myth a sister of Meleager and wife of Hercules. She unintentionally killed Hercules by dipping his tunic in the poisonous blood of the Centaur Nessus, thinking it to be a love charm

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Deianira

The man who brought them to Deianira told her that Hercules was madly in love with this Princess.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The cause of the contest, a young princess named Deianira, became his wife.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Before he died he told Deianira to take some of his blood and use it as a charm for Hercules if ever he loved another woman more than her.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Hercules paid him the price for carrying Deianira over, while he himself crossed on foot; but as soon as the river was between them, the faithless Centaur began to gallop away with the lady. 

From Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History by Charlotte Mary Yonge

On the steps of the temple where Meleagrus and his uncles had been brought Heracles saw Deianira, Meleagrus’s sister.

From The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Padraic Colum