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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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

Here Nessus, a Centaur, acted as ferryman, and Hercules bade him carry Deianira across.

From Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan