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Medea

Medea is a figure in Greek mythology, a sorceress from Colchis, the daughter of King Aeëtes and granddaughter of Helios. She is best known for aiding Jason and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece and for her formidable magical powers.

In the myths, Medea falls in love with Jason and helps him complete the tasks set by

Afterward they settle in Corinth, where Jason marries Glauce, daughter of Creon, prompting Medea to exact vengeance.

As a character, Medea has been interpreted as the emblem of female power and cunning as well

In classical sources, she appears in Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica and in Euripides' tragedy, with later authors

her
father,
such
as
yoking
the
sacred
fire-breathing
bulls
and
sowing
dragon's
teeth
that
sprout
armed
warriors.
She
uses
her
sorcery
to
secure
Jason's
aid
and
to
ensure
their
departure
from
Colchis,
and
she
later
flees
with
him,
betraying
her
kin.
In
Euripides'
tragedy
Medea
kills
Glauce
and
Creon,
and
then
slays
her
own
children
to
wound
Jason.
She
escapes
in
a
chariot
drawn
by
dragons,
sent
by
her
grandfather
Helios.
as
a
figure
of
revenge,
complicating
simple
judgments
about
heroism
and
villainy.
Her
story
has
been
retold
and
reinterpreted
across
ancient
and
modern
literature,
theater,
and
film,
making
her
one
of
the
enduring
subjects
of
Greek
myth.
such
as
Seneca,
and
many
later
adaptations
exploring
themes
of
loyalty,
betrayal,
and
gender
dynamics.