. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. lood, thecentaur said, would be a love philter, and if ever her husbandslove for her waned it would grow fresh again if she gave to himsomething from her hands that would have this blood upon it. Deianira, who had heard from Heracles of the wisdom of thecentaurs, believed what Nessus told her. She took a phial andlet the blood pour into it. Then Nessus plunged into the riverand died there as Heracles came up to where Deianira stood. She did not speak to him about the centaurs words to her,nor did she tell him that she had hidden awa
. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. lood, thecentaur said, would be a love philter, and if ever her husbandslove for her waned it would grow fresh again if she gave to himsomething from her hands that would have this blood upon it. Deianira, who had heard from Heracles of the wisdom of thecentaurs, believed what Nessus told her. She took a phial andlet the blood pour into it. Then Nessus plunged into the riverand died there as Heracles came up to where Deianira stood. She did not speak to him about the centaurs words to her,nor did she tell him that she had hidden away the phial thathad Nessuss blood in it. They crossed the river at anotherpoint and they came after a time to Tiryns and to the kingdomthat had been left to Heracles. There Heracles and Deianira lived, and a son who was namedHyllos was born to them. And after a time Heracles was ledinto a war with Eurytus — Eurytus who was king of Oichalia. Word came to Deianira that Oichalia was taken by Heracles,and that the king and his daughter Iole were held THE HEROES OF THE QUEST 257 Deianira knew that Heracles had once tried to win this maidenfor his wife, and she feared that the sight of Iole would bringhis old longing back to him. She thought upon the words that Nessus had said to her, andeven as she thought upon them messengers came from Heracles toask her to send him a robe — a beautifully woven robe that shehad — that he might wear it while making a sacrifice. Deianiratook down the robe; through this robe, she thought, the bloodof the centaur could touch Heracles and his love for her wouldrevive. Thinking this she poured Nessuss blood over the robe. Heracles was in Oichalia when the messengers returned tohim. He took the robe that Deianira sent, and he went to amountain that overlooked the sea that he might make the sacri-fice there. Iole went with him. Then he put on the robethat Deianira had sent. When it touched his flesh the robeburst into flame. Heracles tried
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