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Myth where a guys wife makes him wear a vest that makes him itch

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lea27 | 07:52 Tue 19th Oct 2010 | History
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and he cant take it off,any ideas?
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Is it Shirt of Nyssus?
18:27 Tue 19th Oct 2010
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In mythology Nessus's shirt was soaked in poison, to kill anyone who wore it
10:05 Thu 21st Oct 2010
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sounds like it is.
10:07 Thu 21st Oct 2010
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Thanks very much for the name. Had read about it about 2 years ago and thought it might have been Heracles but wasnt entirely sure. Thanks for clearing it up.
18:50 Thu 21st Oct 2010
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Heracles was killed by the shirt of nessus - soaked in the blood of a dead centaur which caused him such great irritation that he threw himself on to a pyre.
05:32 Sat 23rd Oct 2010

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