became a ferryman on the river Euenos. Nessus is known for his famous role in the story of the Tunic of Nessus. After carrying Deianeira, the wife of...

Nessus may refer to: Nessus (mythology), a famous centaur from Greek mythology Nessus, an alternate name of Nestos (god), son of Oceanus and Tethys, and...

In Greek mythology, the Shirt of Nessus, Tunic of Nessus, Nessus-robe, or Nessus' shirt (Ancient Greek: Χιτών τοῦ Νέσσου, romanized: Chitṓn toû Néssou)...

U+2BDC ⯜ NESSUS (), was devised in the late 1990s by German astrologer Robert von Heeren. It replaces Chiron's K with an N for Nessus. Nessus has a very...

when they tried to rape her. Hylonome: a Centauride, wife of Cyllarus. Nessus: a famous centaur killed by Heracles. Perimedes: one of the centaurs who...

Geryon. He later used one to kill the centaur Nessus; and Nessus' tainted blood was applied to the Tunic of Nessus, by which the centaur had his posthumous...

Pompeii, 25–35 CE Hercules carrying his son Hyllus looks at the centaur Nessus, who is about to carry Deianira across the river on his back. Fresco from...

In Greek mythology, Nessus (/ˈnɛsəs/; Ancient Greek: Νέσσος, romanized: Nessos) may refer to the following personages: Nessus, the river-god of the river...

the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Nessus after Nessus, a centaur of Greek mythology: HMS Nessus (1915) was an Admiralty M-class destroyer launched...

In Greek mythology, Kratos, also known as Cratus or Cratos, is the divine personification of strength. He is the son of Pallas and Styx. Kratos and his...

Travelling to Tiryns, a centaur, Nessus, offers to help Deianira across a fast flowing river while Heracles swims it. However, Nessus is true to the archetype...

In Greek mythology, Epimetheus (/ɛpɪˈmiːθiəs/; Greek: Ἐπιμηθεύς, lit. "afterthought") is the twin brother of Prometheus, the pair serving "as representatives...

This list contains persons named in ancient Greek religion and mythology of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside...

centaur (the only other occasional exceptions to this rule are the centaurs Nessus and Pholus). The Education of Achilles wall painting, from the basilica...

supply of money. (Icelandic folklore) Shirt of Nessus, the poisoned shirt that killed Heracles. (Greek mythology) Ragnar's enchanted shirt, when King Ælla...

Nedymnus, fought against the Lapiths at Pirithous' wedding. Killed by Theseus. Nessus, fled during the fight with the Lapiths at Pirithous' wedding. Later he...

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Iris (/ˈaɪrɪs/; EYE-riss; Greek: Ἶρις, translit. Îris, lit. "rainbow," Ancient Greek: [îːris]) is a daughter...

consort of Car. Callirhoe, the naiad daughter of the river-god Nestus (Nessus) and mother of Biston, Odomas and Edonus by Ares. She was probably the sister...

In Greek mythology, Aether, Æther, Aither, or Ether (/ˈiːθər/; Ancient Greek: Αἰθήρ (Brightness) pronounced [ai̯tʰɛ̌ːr]) is the personification of the...

slung around the torso, leaving the harvester's hands free for picking. Mythology offers multiple explanations of the origin of the cornucopia. One of the...

Pandora's box is an artifact in Greek mythology connected with the myth of Pandora in Hesiod's c. 700 B.C. poem Works and Days. Hesiod related that curiosity...

In Greek mythology, Nyx (/nɪks/ NIX; Ancient Greek: Νύξ Nýx, [nýks], "Night") is the goddess and personification of the night. In Hesiod's Theogony, she...

ambrosia Iðunn's apples in Norse mythology Manna, food given by God to the Israelites Peaches of Immortality in Chinese mythology Pill of Immortality Silphium...

Furies), are chthonic goddesses of vengeance in ancient Greek religion and mythology. A formulaic oath in the Iliad invokes them as "the Erinyes, that under...

In Greek mythology, the Minotaur (Ancient Greek: Μινώταυρος, Minṓtauros), also known as Asterion, is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity...

most famous story containing Deianira concerns the Shirt of Nessus. A wild centaur named Nessus attempted to kidnap or rape Deianira as he was ferrying her...

In Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus (/hərˌmæfrəˈdaɪtəs/ ; Ancient Greek: Ἑρμαφρόδιτος, romanized: Hermaphróditos, [hermapʰróditos]) was a child of Aphrodite...

Λαπίθαι, Lapithai, sing. Λαπίθης) were a group of legendary people in Greek mythology, who lived in Thessaly in the valley of the Pineios and on the mountain...

Spartoi, Jason is bad" is another saying that finds its roots from the mythology of the dragon's teeth.[citation needed] Meaning that the creation may...

king, when he tried to save her. The Shirt of Nessus is smeared with the poisoned blood of the centaur Nessus, which was given to Hercules by Hercules' wife...