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Deianira

also: Deianira

The wife of Hercules who, meaning to keep his love, gave him the tunic dyed with the Centaur Nessus's blood and so killed him. Cotta cites her to show that a gift's good or evil does not reveal the giver's intent.

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On the Nature of the Gods philosophy · 1 mention

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