answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

In Greek mythology, Nessus was a centaur whom Heracles killed. Nessus gave Heracles' wife a tunic poisoned with Nessus' own blood, and Heracles put it on and died. The term "shirt of Nessus" refers to something that appears to be a victory but ends up destroying the apparent victor..

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What does the saying the shirt of Nessus mean?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is the meaning of the Greek the shirt of Nessus?

the cause of misfortunune


The Shirt of nessus?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirt_of_Nessus


What is the shirt of Nessus?

The shirt of Nessus is also known as the shirt that killed Hercules The shirt of Nessus didn't kill Hercules or Heracles (his real name, Hercules is his Roman name) it was poisoned by Heracles' stepmother Hera (her revenge to Zeus for cheating on her) which she gave to Heracles' wife telling her the wearer will be eternally faithful and they would never be able to take it off (this part was not a lie). Once Heracles put it on though it tortured him/causing him great pain so he built himself a funeral pyre and lied down on it just then Zeus came and saved Heracles taking him to mount Olympus to become an Immortal/God


Who was nessus?

Security scanner for Oracle and various flavors of Unix. Performs over 900 remote security checks, and suggests solutions for security problems.www.nessus.org/Nessus was a centaur who was killed by Hercules and in turn deceived Hercule's wife, Deianeira, into putting the blood of Nessus on his shirt which in turn killed Hercules eventually. Son of Ixion and Nephele.


Who was the girl that poisoned Hercules?

In the Greek myth, it is Deianara, his second wife, that gives him the poisoned shirt of Nessus the centaur, after hearing a rumor that he is unfaithful to her. In the Disney film, no one...


Difference between nessus and gfi languard?

GFI surpasses Nessus when targeting Windows hosts


What is the major difference between Zen Map and Nessus?

Nessus gives you risk levels to each IP address with a detailed report.


What does the T in T-Shirt mean?

A T-shirt... The T in T-shirt is there because the T-shirt is shaped as a T as also the shirt means (this is what I have ALWAYS been told by everyone I have ever asked) so as i was saying it means THE SHIRT. Actually that is wrong the first person is most likely the right one.. Although, I do not know what it means I know it does not mean THE SHIRT. Because saying "I want the the shirt, does not make sense. And as Dr.Suess I have to make sure you know the rules of grammer. Lol << Laugh out Loud.


What are Saying for shirts of year 2013?

Need a saying for a shirt for senior class 2013


What role does language plays in communication?

Well, in most cases, someone can completely take what you are saying to mean the complete opposite. For example, Bob says to Jim that his shirt is hot. Jim takes this to mean the shirt will burn him, so he quickly takes it off. Obviously, Bob and Jim were thinking two different things. While Bob was saying that he liked Jim's shirt, Jim freaked out and took his shirt off. They were not communicating effectively because they didn't understand each other's language.


What is a penny tee?

it is a t-shirt with a funny saying on it


Who killed Hercules?

The person that killed was Nessus, the centaur.:)