Difference between revisions of "Nessus"
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77198" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77198" /> == | ||
<p> A [[Centaur]] who, for attempting to carry off Dejanira, Hercules' wife, was shot by | <p> A [[Centaur]] who, for attempting to carry off Dejanira, Hercules' wife, was shot by Hercules with an arrow dipped in the blood of the Hydra ( <i> q. v </i> .), and who in dying handed to Dejanira his mantle, dipped in his poisoned blood, as a charm to regain her husband's affections should he at any time prove unfaithful. See [[Hercules]] . </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_52747" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_52747" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:25, 15 October 2021
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
A Centaur who, for attempting to carry off Dejanira, Hercules' wife, was shot by Hercules with an arrow dipped in the blood of the Hydra ( q. v .), and who in dying handed to Dejanira his mantle, dipped in his poisoned blood, as a charm to regain her husband's affections should he at any time prove unfaithful. See Hercules .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
the god of a river in Thrace which bore the same name.
