Medea

American  

[mi-dee-uh] / mɪˈdi ə /

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.

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Medea British  

/ mɪˈdɪə /

noun

1. Greek myth a princess of Colchis, who assisted Jason in obtaining the Golden Fleece from her father

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Medea Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

Director Stone has previously helmed films such as The Dig and The Daughter, while his extensive theatre credits include productions of Yerma, Phaedra, Medea and Angels in America.

From BBC

His final play to be staged, in 2016, was “Dea,” a forceful adaptation of the Greek tragedy “Medea.”

From Seattle Times

“Munich Medea: Happy Family” carries the wrong trigger warning.

From New York Times

Yet as she was performing “Medea” that night, a sinus infection led Callas’s voice to waver in parts, though she sang all the way to the end, and still managed to draw some press acclaim.

From New York Times

For 25 centuries, a mythic Medea has haunted civilization.

From Los Angeles Times