Nessus (mythology) Nessus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Nessus (Ancient Greek: ) was a famous centaur who was killed by Heracles, and whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles. He was the son of Centauros. He fought in the battle with the Lapiths and became a ferryman on the river, Euenos. Nessus is known for his role in the story of the Tunic of Nessus. After carrying Deianeira, the wife of Heracles, across the river, he attempted to force himself upon her. Heracles saw this from across the river and shot a Hydra-poisoned arrow into Nessus's breast. As he lay dying, as a
Greek ironclad Hydra Greece ordered three new ironclads of the . "Hydra" was ordered from the "Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire" shipyard in St. Nazaire, France during the premiership of Charilaos Trikoupis. The ship, named for the island of Hydra, was launched in 1889, and by 1892, she and her sister-ships "Spetsai" and "Psara" were delivered to the Greek fleet. The ship was long between perpendiculars and had a beam of and a mean draft of . She displaced as built. She was powered by a pair of steam engines of unknown type; they were rated at and provided a top speed