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Medea is the princess of the Isle of Colchis.(642) | ''Medea'' is the princess of the Isle of Colchis.(642) ''Medea'' is a sorceress, skilled in magic, and is renowned for her cleverness. ''Medea'' comes from a prestigious lineage. Medea is the daughter of king Aeetes and Idyia. ''Medea'' is also the granddaughter of the sun god Helios and the niece of Circe who is also known as a sorceress. ''Medea'' admires and is a protégé of goddess Hecate a patron of witchcraft. | ||
Medea | ''Medea'' falls in love with a man named [[Jason]] when he reached the land of Colchis in pursuit of the Golden Fleece.(642) ''Medea'' falls in love with Jason, helps him steal the Golden Fleece from her own country and leaves with him.(642) She eventually marries Jason and has children with him as they have moved to live in exile in Corinth.(643) | ||
''Medea'' learns Jason has been dipping his noodle in the King of Corinth’s daughter.(643) She learns he has intentions of marrying her and leaving ''Medea'' and the kids to fend for themselves.(647) Kreon, King of Corinth, hears of ''Medea’s'' anger with Jason and the king’s daughter.(648) Kreon approaches ''Medea'' and sentences her to exile.(648) | |||
Now Medea plans the way to kill Jason’s bride to be and anyone who touches her.(658) She plans to poison two bridal gifts for Jason’s new bride and have the children hand deliver them to her.(659) Jason falls for the plan and takes the children to his bride to be where she receives her gifts and puts them on falling to her death.(664) The children return to Medea where she kills them right before Jason returns to find out what dastardly deed she has done.(669) Medea escapes Corinth with her dead children on a dragon drawn chariot given to her by Helios, her father’s father to protect her from her enemies.(670) She escapes to live in Athens and Jason never sees his children again.(670) | Nothing like a woman scorned as ''Medea'' in her angered state plans for the demise of her husband, his new bride to be, and her father.(658) ''Medea'' first covers her base by finding a safe place to live in exile. (656) King Aigeus, King of Athens, agrees that if she can find her way to his doorstep she can stay forever and be safe.(656) | ||
Now ''Medea'' plans the way to kill Jason’s bride to be and anyone who touches her.(658) She plans to poison two bridal gifts for Jason’s new bride and have the children hand deliver them to her.(659) Jason falls for the plan and takes the children to his bride to be where she receives her gifts and puts them on falling to her death.(664) The children return to ''Medea'' where she kills them right before Jason returns to find out what dastardly deed she has done.(669) ''Medea'' escapes Corinth with her dead children on a dragon drawn chariot given to her by Helios, her father’s father to protect her from her enemies.(670) She escapes to live in Athens and Jason never sees his children again.(670) | |||
Work Cited | |||
Buxon, Richard. ''The Complete World of Greek Mythology''. NY: Thames & Hudson. 2004. | |||
Graves, Robert. ''Greek Myths''. NY: Penguin Books. 1981. | |||
== Commentaries == | == Commentaries == | ||