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Definition of: Nessus
(nes′əs)
In Greek legend, a centaur who tried to abduct Deianira and was slain by her husband Hercules. The shirt of Nessus, steeped in his blood by Deianira, who believed it to be a charm to preserve her husband's love, caused the death of Hercules when he put it on.
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