wife and children. To comfort himself, he wraps DeianeiraΓÇÖs cloak around him, but it suddenly transforms into a deadly weapon which chokes and burns him. When he manages to tear it off, it magically becomes a peacock. Enraged by HeraΓÇÖs antics, Hercules plunges into the black hole.
When word gets back to Deianeira that her cloak killed Hercules, she is filled with grief. As she wanders the cliffs in a heartbroken daze, she sees Hercules reaching out to her. It is only an illusion conjured up by Hera, but in her grief-stricken state, Deianeira runs to him and plunges to her death.
