DescriptionFresco of Hercules and Deianira meeting the centaur Nessos.jpg
English: In this fresco, Hercules - holding his infant son Hyllus - and his wife Deianira, standing in their chariot, meet the centaur Nessos, who bows to Hercules. He offers to transport Deianira across the river on his back, and when he does, he attempts to rape her. Hercules shoots Nessos with an arrow dipped in hydra blood. Before he dies, Nessos tells Deianira that his blood could be made into a potion that would make Hercules remain faithful to his wife. Unfortunately, that blood was infused with the hydra’s poison, and when Deianira spread it on Hercules’ lion skin, it burned him so horribly that he threw himself into a funeral pyre. Deianira hanged herself in grief.
From the triclinium (dining room) of the House of the Centaur, Pompeii.
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DescriptionFresco of Hercules and Deianira meeting the centaur Nessos.jpg
English: In this fresco, Hercules - holding his infant son Hyllus - and his wife Deianira, standing in their chariot, meet the centaur Nessos, who bows to Hercules. He offers to transport Deianira across the river on his back, and when he does, he attempts to rape her. Hercules shoots Nessos with an arrow dipped in hydra blood. Before he dies, Nessos tells Deianira that his blood could be made into a potion that would make Hercules remain faithful to his wife. Unfortunately, that blood was infused with the hydra’s poison, and when Deianira spread it on Hercules’ lion skin, it burned him so horribly that he threw himself into a funeral pyre. Deianira hanged herself in grief.
From the triclinium (dining room) of the House of the Centaur, Pompeii.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN inv. 9001)
to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the
same or compatible license as the original.