Mythology / queen-medea
Facts about Queen Medea
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The myth of Medea also portrays her as the aunt of the Minotaur's mother Pasiphae, linking her family to several major Greek mythological figures.
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Euripides' tragedy Medea, first performed in 431 BCE, portrayed her as a complex figure driven by both passionate love and devastating wrath.
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Medea is a granddaughter of the sun god Helios in Greek mythology, which explains her powerful knowledge of herbs and magic.
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After Jason abandoned her for another woman, Medea took revenge by killing their own children, a deed central to Euripides' tragedy about her.
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In Greek mythology, Medea was a sorceress and princess of Colchis who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece by using her magical abilities.