Comparative mythology corpus

Fatal Gift Delivered By An Unsuspecting Messenger

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2323-2391 high Deianira sends the garment dyed with Nessus' blood to restore Hercules' love, gives the fatal gift to unsuspecting Lichas, and Hercules unknowingly puts the venomous garment on his shoulders. record