death

• When is the death of Hercules set in relation to the episode with Nessus?

  Several years after
• Who helped Juno spread lies about Hercules?

  The goddess Rumor
• What did the lies about Hercules make Deianira believe?

  That Hercules was in love with Iole
• What did Deianira decide to give Hercules to regain his love?

  The cloak of Nessus
• Who delivered the cloak to Hercules?

  Her slave
• What happened when Hercules put on the cloak?

  It caught light and stuck to his skin
• What did Hercules do while dying?

  He built a funeral pyre and laid on it
• What did Jupiter do upon seeing Hercules dying?

  He gave a speech to the gods
• What did Jupiter ask the gods regarding Hercules?

  To allow him onto Olympus
• Who agreed to allow Hercules onto Olympus?

  The gods, including Juno
• What happened to Hercules after he was allowed onto Olympus?

  He shed his human form
• What are the key events leading to the death of Hercules?

  • Juno and Rumor spread lies
  • Deianira gives Hercules the cloak
  • The cloak catches fire on his skin
  • Hercules builds a funeral pyre
  • Jupiter requests his place on Olympus
  • Hercules sheds his human form