The  rst words this woman speaks are a retelling of the maxim that no man should be called lucky until he is dead.
The herald Lichas lies to this character about why King Eurytus's city was sacked. This character realises she has made a mistake when a piece of used wool crumbles when exposed to sunlight. This woman's son vows to marry the princess Iole at the end of the work they appear in. The  rst words this woman speaks are a retelling of the maxim that no man should be called lucky until he is dead. In that work, she was likely played by the same actor who portrayed her husband. This woman tries to use a love charm to win her husband's a fections back, and kills herself when that plan fails. This woman's actions cause the ful llment of a prophecy that her husband would be killed by someone already dead; that someone is the centaur Nessus. For 10 points, identify this character, the co-protagonist of Sophocles's The Women of Trachis, in which she accidentally murders her husband, Heracles.
The herald Lichas lies to this character about why King Eurytus's city was sacked.
Deianira (day-ah-NYE-rah)