page_title: Nessus (mythology)
hierarchical_section_title: Nessus (mythology)
caption_attribution_description: English: Hercules beating Nessus, Loggia dei Lanzi, FlorenceItaly.
context_page_description: In Greek mythology, Nessus was a famous centaur who was killed by Heracles, and whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles. He was the son of Centauros. He fought in the battle with the Lapiths and became a ferryman on the river Euenos.
context_section_description: In Greek mythology, Nessus (Ancient Greek: Νέσσος) was a famous centaur who was killed by Heracles, and whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles. He was the son of Centauros. He fought in the battle with the Lapiths and became a ferryman on the river Euenos.
caption: Heracles and Nessus by Giambologna, (1599), Florence.
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