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 • May 7, 2025

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

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2024

In it, Linda, a character meant to represent the newly emancipated woman, states, “I love Medea more than Creusa,” the latter being the princess for whom Jason leaves Medea.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023

Algerian civil protection services said 15 fires were raging across eight regions on Tuesday at Skikda, Jijel, Bouira, Bejaia, Tebessa, Medea, Setif, and El Tarf.

From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2023

I have added the account of what Jason and Medea did there, taking it from the fifth-century tragic poet Euripides, who made it the subject of one of his best plays.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton