Deianira

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Dēïănīra, ae, f., Δηϊάνειρα,

daughter of Oeneus, sister of Meleager, wife of Hercules, and mother of Hyllus . She involuntarily caused the death of Hercules, by sending him the garment Nessus had given her, Ov. M. 9, 9 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 34 sq.; 162; Sen. Herc. Oet.; Cic. Tusc. 2, 8; id. N. D. 3, 28.