Nessus Collection

DEATH OF HERAKLES
Herakles dies in agony, poisoned by the shirt of Nessus which he has ill- advisedly put on

Nessus sphinx, Amphion floridensis 1, and Amplypterus panopus 2 moths. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849

Exotic moths including yam and Levant hawkmoths
Yam hawk moth, Theretra nessus 1, Trichura druryi, female 2, Horama plumipes 3, and Levant hawk-moth, Theretra alecto 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Nessus and Dejanira
The centaur Nessus abducts Herakless wife Dejanira

Greek art. Greece. Terracotta neck amphora. 7th century BC. Proto-Attic Period. It represents Herakles grabbing the hair of the centaur Nessus. Behind Herakles, a four-horse chariot and a driver

Hercules, Dejanira and Nessus
Hercules, Nessus and Deianeira by Bartholomaeus Spranger (1546-1611). Flemish art. Oil

Herakles and Lichas
When Lichas unwittingly brings him the poisoned shirt of Nessus, Herakles is so angry that he throws him into the sea, but sea-god Tethys changes him into a rock

Nessus and Dejanira
The centaur Nessus abducts Herakless wife Dejanira

Gossip about Fairies 2
Fairy origins : The centaur Nessus seeks to abduct the bride of Herakles

Deianeira Abducted
Deianeira, wife of Herakles, is carried off by the centaur Nessus

Death of Herakles
The death of Herakles after absorbing the toxic blood of Nessus which was on his tunic, put there by his wife, Deianira, who thought it would help her regain his favour

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