Dēïănīra, ae, f., Δηϊάνειρα, daughter of Oeneus, sister of Meleager, wife of Hercules, and mother of Hyllus. She involuntarily caused the death of Hercules, by sending him the garment Nessus had given her, Ov. M. 9, 9 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 34 sq.; 162; Sen. Herc. Oet.; Cic. Tusc. 2, 8; id. N. D. 3, 28.