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SHIRT OF NESSUS

\ʃˈɜːt ɒv nˈɛsəs], \ʃˈɜːt ɒv nˈɛsəs], \ʃ_ˈɜː_t ɒ_v n_ˈɛ_s_ə_s]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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In Gr. Myth., the garment dipped in the blood of the centaur Nessus, sent by Deianeira to Heracles (Hercules), whose death it caused by eating his flesh away.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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