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Medea

[ mi-dee-uh ]

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.
  2. (italics) a tragedy (431 b.c.) by Euripides.


Medea

/ ɪˈɪə /

noun

  1. Greek myth a princess of Colchis, who assisted Jason in obtaining the Golden Fleece from her father
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medea

  1. In classical mythology , a sorceress who fell in love with Jason and helped him obtain the Golden Fleece . When Jason abandoned her to marry another woman, she took revenge by brutally murdering his young bride as well as the children she had borne him.
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