description: Medea, from Greek mythology, was he daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis, Niece of Circe and the wife of Jason. Media is known in most Greek stories as an enchantress who would become the subject of of this tragedy by Euripides. The Euripides version differentiates itself from other tellings because it doesn't depict Medea is a crazy person who killed her children, but as a distressed and furious wife who is upset at Jason for leaving her to marry a princess. This is a classic tragedy by Euripides and is a popular work that was first performed in 431 BCE.
language: English
title: Medea
titlecomplete: Medea
characters: Tutor (to Medea's sons), Nurse, Medea of Colchis, Jason (Argonaut), Aegeus, Creon
genres: Read For School, Mythology, School, Theatre, Tragedy, Classics, Drama, Plays, Fiction, Literature
ratings_count: 72804
places: Corinth
publisher: Filiquarian