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Nessus Abducting Deianira by Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1814 CE. The centaur Nessus tries to abduct Deianira, Hercules' wife, only to be slain by Hercules' poison arrow.
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Art, M. M. o. (2014, July 24). Nessus Abducting Deianira. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2840/nessus-abducting-deianira/
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