![]() ![]() Nessus convinced Deianira to save his blood in a vial to use on Hercules if he ever looked at another woman. The centaur was named Nessus, and he was slain from Hercules’s venom-soaked arrows that he used when killing the venomous Hydra during his 12 labors.Īs Nessus suffered in death, he quickly told Deianira that his blood possessed a love potion that could make anyone fall in love when the blood was applied to the skin. Deianira took Hercules’s best shirt and soaked it in the blood of the centaur that Hercules had killed during his travels. One night, Hercules was preparing a feast for Iole when he asked Deianira to fetch his best shirt to wear to the festival.ĭeianira was worried that Hercules now wanted to marry Iole, so she devised a plan to keep that from happening. ![]() While in Trachis, they came in contact with Iole, the daughter of King Eurytus. The last land that Hercules and Deianira came to was the city of Trachis. After they were married, they traveled to different lands where they would remain for a period of time until moving to another one. Hercules wrestles Achelous and wins Deianira’s hand in marriage. When Hercules requested her hand in marriage, one suitor challenged Hercules for Deianira’s hand: Achelous, the river god. Deianira was beautiful and had many suitors but never intended to marry any of them until Hercules came along. When Hercules arrived on Calydon and saw the princess, he immediately fell in love. She was the princess of the land, the daughter of King Oeneus and Queen Althaea. Hercules Second Wife DeianiraĪfter Hercules had completed his 12 labors, he traveled to many different lands. King Eurystheus, in turn, makes him complete 12 extremely difficult and near impossible labors to pay for what he has done to his wife and children. He visits Apollo, the Greek god of healing, medicine, poetry, and arts.Īpollo tells Hercules that he must visit King Eurystheus and serve him to repent for what he has done. Once Hercules realizes what he has done, he is struck with grief and full of remorse. Fearing for his and his family’s lives, he kills Megara and his three sons. Hera makes Hercules believe that his wife, Megara, and his sons are his enemies Hera and Lycus. To attempt to destroy him once again, Hera sends a madness upon Hercules as he is praying to the gods. Hercules is the son of Hera’s husband Zeus and a mortal woman Alcmene thus he is a constant reminder to Hera of her husband’s infidelity. Hera, Greek goddess of marriage, is still angry at the existence of Hercules. Hercules begins thanking the gods for his quick and safe return home to save his family. Hercules returns home from the help of the gods and kills Lycus, saving his family. To make matters worse, Lycus is also attempting to force himself on Megara. While Hercules was away, King Creon is killed by Lycus of Euboea and has taken the throne of Thebes. They were living happily together in Thebes until King Creon was killed. Megara and Hercules are husband and wife and have three sons, Therimachus, Diecoon, and Creontiades. King Creon was so thankful to Hercules that he offered his daughter, Megara, to marry him. Hercules helped King Creon and the kingdom of Thebes by banding together a group of Thebes warriors and driving out the Minyans. The Thebes kingdom was under imminent attack by the Minyans, who were threatening to take over their land. Megara lived in the Thebes kingdom with her father, King Creon, while Hercules lived in the neighboring ally kingdom. So who was the wife of Hercules, and did he ever remarry after killing the first one? Find out here! Megara: First Wife of Hercules and Daughter of King Creon Had Hercules not killed his wife and children, he may have never had to complete 12 grueling and near impossible physical tasks. Music arranged and performed by Garrett Steele.Hercules is known for his 12 labors, but it is because of his first wife that he was required to complete these 12 labors. TexturePacker Importer & Sprite Illuminator by CodeAndWeb GMBHĪdditional environment assets by edermunizz and Arludus.Īudio design utilizes the Sonic Forest & Super Audio Cart audio packages by Native Instruments, by way of Kontakt. Made by Brendan McLeod and Garrett Steele. But digging into the yardwork might be just what she needs to get through some tough feelings.Ĭontent warnings: alcohol use, hospitalization, death With her parents busy looking after her dying grandfather, Ryn is all alone with both her thoughts and some severely overgrown garden statues. Ryn is back home after a colossal screw-up. ![]()
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