Medea
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.
(italics) a tragedy (431 b.c.) by Euripides.
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How to use Medea in a sentence
So who is Medea Benjamin—and why should we listen to her, as Obama said?
Medea Benjamin, the Woman Who Heckled Obama, Is Not Sorry | Caroline Linton | May 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBenjamin, however, had read another version, one in which Medea was simply misunderstood.
Medea Benjamin, the Woman Who Heckled Obama, Is Not Sorry | Caroline Linton | May 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFirst of all, Medea was not the name she was given at birth, but one that she took “early in life,” as she says.
Medea Benjamin, the Woman Who Heckled Obama, Is Not Sorry | Caroline Linton | May 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMedea Benjamin has spent a lifetime confronting powerful people, so she was a bit baffled when Obama called her a ‘young lady.’
Medea Benjamin, the Woman Who Heckled Obama, Is Not Sorry | Caroline Linton | May 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPolitical activist Medea Benjamin has spent more than 30 years fighting for peace and social justice around the globe.
Medea Benjamin and Code Pink Protest the RNC in Tampa | Lynn Waddell | August 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The mad “Medea” is, from the point of view of colour, certainly the chief work of this group.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherShe does not pray for a Medea to thrust her into a cauldron of rejuvenescence.
American Sketches | Charles WhibleyIn his opinion, even Medea and Phdra might become objects of pity rather than abhorrence upon the stage.
Queens of the French Stage | H. Noel WilliamsI feel as if I lay hacked in pieces and were being slowly melted in Medea's cauldron.
The Road to Damascus | August StrindbergWhen morality is no more taught, religion no longer received, or laws exist, Medea would still terrify us with her infanticide.
The Aesthetical Essays | Friedrich Schiller
British Dictionary definitions for Medea
/ (mɪˈdɪə) /
Greek myth a princess of Colchis, who assisted Jason in obtaining the Golden Fleece from her father
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Cultural definitions for Medea
[ (mi-dee-uh) ]
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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