Definitions for Deianira

Deianira De·ia·ni·ra

Spelling: [dee-yuh-nahy-ruh]
IPA: /ˌdi yəˈnaɪ rə/

Deianira is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 222 anagrams from letters in Deianira (aadeiinr).

Definitions for Deianira

noun

  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.

Examples for Deianira

Deianira (Deiani′ra), daughter of Oeneus, was wife of Hercules.

Nessus the Centaur, who lived in a cavern close by, offered to carry Deianira over on his back.

The name of the Centaur that was destroyed by Hercules for insulting his wife Deianira.

Achelous (Achelo′us) was a river god, and the rival of Hercules in his love for Deianira.

This was his last exploit, for it led to Deianira's sending him the poisoned robe which caused his death.

Fairest among the maidens of tolia was Deianira, daughter of Œneus, King of Calydon.

Deianira is struck with compassion for their lot, and with admiration of the noble bearing of one of them, Iole.

Nessus had betrayed his trust, and was about to carry off Deianira in the very sight of her husband.

Aeneus, King of Aetolia, had a daughter whose name was Deianira.

On hearing these news and the reproaches of her son, Deianira steals silently away, and destroys herself upon the bridal-bed.

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