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

Euripides first put Medea on the stage in ancient Greece, and she’s never left it.

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

But what about dissident voices like Medea Benjamin, yourself, or Noam Chomsky?

From Salon • May 31, 2023

Two sons were born to them and all seemed well, even to Medea in her exile, lonely as exile must always be.

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