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-Kreon is the king of Corinth. King Kreon’s daughter marries [[Jason]], the hero of the Quest for the Golden Fleece. King Kreon exiles ''Medea'' and her children fearful for his daughter’s life because ''Medea'' is vengeful of Jason new marriage. ''Medea'' orchestrates the murder of her three enemies: Jason, the royal princess, and king Kreon. ''Medea'' sends poisonous gifts of a woven dress and golden diadem to king Kreon’s daughter. The poisonous gifts are intended to kill ''Medea'' three enemies. When king ''Kreon'' embraces his dead daughter’s body that has been consumed by wearing the poisonous gifts, the poison dress adheres to his skin and sloughs off his flesh. King Kreon dies a torturous death.
+In the tragedy <i>[[Medea]]</i> by [[Euipides]], Kreon is the king of Corinth.  King Kreon’s daughter marries [[Jason]], the hero of the Quest for the Golden Fleece.  King Kreon exiles [[Medea]] and her children fearful for his daughter’s life because ''Medea'' is vengeful of Jason new marriage.  ''Medea'' orchestrates the murder of her three enemies:  Jason, the royal princess, and king Kreon.   ''Medea'' sends poisonous gifts of a woven dress and golden diadem to king Kreon’s daughter.  The poisonous gifts are intended to kill ''Medea'' three enemies.  When king Kreon embraces his dead daughter’s body that has been consumed by wearing the poisonous gifts, the poison dress adheres to his skin and sloughs off his flesh.  King Kreon dies a torturous death.
+== Work Cited ==
-Work Cited
+* Graves, Robert. ''Greek Myths''. NY:  Penguin Books. 1981.
-Graves, Robert. ''Greek Myths''. NY: Penguin Books. 1981.