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Almost Destroying Her Man

 A mortal woman views Heracles and Deianeira trying to cross the river Euenos, as Heracles attempts to ferry his wife, but fails to as the ground attempts to buckle under the weight of two. She contemplates coming to their aid but retracts at the possible wrath she might face later from the lady of the demigod, as if she attempted to whisk Heracles from her. She’s not Deianeira, but beautiful enough to bewitch the male population. She remains soundless as Heracles and Deianeira voice between each other about wanting to cross the river, no form of transport in their outlook to carry them to the nearby village they have been opting to visit. The woman is not unaware of the danger which treads the emerald of the forest and the cerulean of the water, one of the most frequent to manifest itself in the centaur. Nessus. His biggest form of feast is stripping women of virginity. With a woman as ethereal as Deianeira, an exception is not of his rationality. Speaking of the devil, she views ...