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Medea

In Greek mythology, Medea (/mɪˈdiːə/; Ancient Greek: Μήδεια, romanized: Mḗdeia; lit. 'planner, schemer') is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis. Medea is known in most stories as a sorceress, an accomplished pharmakís, a worker in pharmakeía (medicinal magic), and is often depicted as a high priestess of the goddess Hecate. She is a mythical…

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Children
Vary according to tradition (names include Alcimenes, Thessalus, Tisander, Mermeros, Pheres, Eriopis, Medus)
Consort
Jason, Aegeus
Parents
Aeëtes and Idyia
Siblings
Absyrtus, Chalciope

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Genealogy and divinity

Mythology

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Medea

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Edges126
Triples223
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015748
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Medea

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related to Bibliography · 95
Medea → Action, Aldershot, Amy, Ancient, Ancient Theatre, Apollodorus, Aris, Art, Ashgate, Baltimore, Book, Cambridge, Classical Mythology, Clauss, Commentary, Deception, Desire, Dictionary, Disorder, Emily
related to Jason and Medea · 36
Medea → Absyrtus, Achilles, Aeaea, Aeëtes, After, Aphrodite, Apollonius, Argonaut, Argonautica, Argonauts, Atalanta, Charm, Circe's, Colchis, During, Elysian Fields, Eros, For, Golden Fleece, Greek
related to Genealogy and divinity · 23
Medea → Absyrtus, According, Aeëtes, Apsyrtus, Asterodea, By, Chalciope, Chalkiope, Circe, Colchis, Even, From, Helios, Hesiod, Idyia, King Aeëtes, Medea's, Oceanid Idyia, Oceanid Perseis, Theogony
related to Personae of Medea · 21
Medea → Argonauts, Athenian, Boedeker, By, Deborah Boedeker, Emma Griffiths, Euripides, Euripides's, Golden Fleece, Griffiths, In Euripides's, It, Jason, Jason's, Medea's, On, She, The Nurse, There, This
related to Various myth endings · 21
Medea → According, Afterward, Athens, BC, Before, Corinth, Creon, Creon's, Creophylus, Eumelus, Euripides's Medea, Glauce, Helios, Hera, In Corinth, Jason, Korinthiaka, She, Temple, The
related to Written sources · 13
Medea → ArgonauticaPlautus, Bibliotheca HistoricaOvid, Euripides, Hesiod, Histories, In, IVNeophron, Medea Apollonius Rhodius, Pseudolus, Pythian Odes, Siculus, Theogony, VII
related to Modern references · 6
Medea → Desire, In, Jason, Jonathan Haidt, Self, The Happiness Hypothesis
see also · 4
Medea → FayPeliadesPisidice, Greece, MedusaMedea, Methymna
Children · 1
Medea → Vary according to tradition (names include Alcimenes, Thessalus, Tisander, Mermeros, Pheres, Eriopis, Medus)
Consort · 1
Medea → Jason, Aegeus

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jason children corinth aeëtes according argonautica euripides's golden fleece king hera colchis father medea's love euripides son one would athens

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MedeaChildrenVary according to tradition (names include Alcimenes, Thessalus, Tisander, Mermeros, Pheres, Eriopis, Medus)1.00infobox
MedeaConsortJason, Aegeus1.00infobox
MedeaParentsAeëtes and Idyia1.00infobox
MedeaSiblingsAbsyrtus, Chalciope1.00infobox
Medearelated to BibliographyApollodorus0.60section
Medearelated to BibliographyThe Library0.60section
Medearelated to BibliographyEnglish Translation0.60section
Medearelated to BibliographySir James George Frazer0.60section
Medearelated to BibliographyVolumes0.60section
Medearelated to BibliographyCambridge0.60section
Medearelated to BibliographyMA0.60section
Medearelated to BibliographyHarvard University Press0.60section

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