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Title
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La tres noble dianire a sut feme de hercules
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Description
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This illuminated image depicts Deianira, the wife of Hercules riding horseback with Nessus. Hercules was taking his new wife Deianira home to Calydon with him when the Evenus River flooded. Nessus, as described by Boccaccio, was riding by on his horse when he offered to take Deianira across the river safely by horse. Hercules allowed it, however, once Nessus crossed the river with Deianira, he tried to abduct her and run away with her. Before he could get away, Hercules shot an arrow and killed him and rescued his wife. Boccaccio explains that Nessus was riding horseback, however, in Greek mythology, Nessus is known to be a centaur.
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Image Creator
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Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:17142
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Source Name
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Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme [Boccaccio, The cleric and noble women, anonymous French translation]
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Image
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mta_17142_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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Nessus
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Abduction
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Deianira
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Hercules