Definitions for "Deianira"
Keywords:  wife, nessos, nessus, anira, aneira
The last wife of Herakles. She supposedly was tricked by Nessos into using what she was told was a "love potion" (which was in fact deadly poison) to keep her husband faithful.
Deïaneira or Deïanira (Greek or , lit. 'husband-destroyer') was the third wife of Heracles, best-known for her role in the story of the Tunic of Nessus.