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Because she was a sorceress and the daughter of the king who had in possession the Golden Fleece.
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Is Jason Medea's husband?
Well the story goes is that Medea betrayed her father for Jason, but Jason didn't like Medea so ran away from her, but yeah he WAS married to her.
What is the story of Medea in Greek mythology?
in greek mythology, Medea was a sorceress who left her kingdom with a hero named Jason and her little brother. she had managed to help Jason in a situation and they left the kingdom, Jason promisded to marry Medea. However, medea's father was going after them and they had no time so medea killed her little brother and chopped him to pieces to get them sometime and threw the remians into the ocean. Jason was shocked by this event and he left her.
Why did Medea try to poison Theseus and how does King Aegeus stop her plans?
Medea was Aegeus' second wife, and she bore him a son named Medus. Medus was the heir-apparent to the throne prior to the re-emergence of Theseus. Medea immediately recognized Theseus and set to him the task of capturing the Marathonian Bull (previously the Cretan Bull - sire of the Minotaur by Pasiphae). She assumed the task would kill him, but instead, Theseus brought the bull back to be sacrificed. Fearing that Aegeus would make Theseus his heir rather than her own son, she attempted to poison him. But before Theseus could drink the poison, Aegeus recognized his own sandals and sword, hidden so many years before. Recognizing his son, he slapped the poison out of his hand and embraced him. Medea then fled Athens back to her homeland in Colchis, son in tow.
What arguments and quotes from the play Medea would you use if you were defending Medea in court for murder?
It could be said that Jason should be charged rather than Medea. Medea was simply demanding compensation for adultery.
Why did medea fall in love with Jason?
Medea was made to fall in love with Jason by Aphrodite
Is Jason Medea's husband?
Well the story goes is that Medea betrayed her father for Jason, but Jason didn't like Medea so ran away from her, but yeah he WAS married to her.
Was medea married to a god if so who?
Medea was never married to a god; but to Jason and then later Aegeus.
What books reinterpret medea?
Every book is free to reinterpret the myth of Medea, even ancient writers did so.
Who is the protagonist in Medea?
medea
How does Jason betray Medea?
Jason leaves Medea to marry the princess of Corinth.
How does Medea figure in these events?
Jason leaves Medea for the princess, so Medea takes revenge on Jason by poisoning his bride-to-be, and the King who tries to save his dying daughter. Medea then proceeds to slaughtering the children that she and Jason given birth to, and rides off in a dragon-pulled chariot with the corpses of her sons.
What does the name Medea mean?
The name Medea came from the mythology princess Medea and her husband Jason
Why was Medea so grieved?
Medea was very upset, because she had fallen in love with the hero, Jason, and said that she would help him as long as he married her. He agreed. Then, in Corinth, Jason abandoned Medea and instead was going to marry the princess of that land. Angered, Medea gave the princess a poisoned cloak. Medea also killed the two children that she had with Jason, although the reasons why vary between sources.
What Happend to Medea after she killed the princess that was married to Jason?
After Medea killed the princess that was married to Jason, she was married with Jason. One day, Medea and Jason were at the beach and a ship timber fell on Medea's head. Then Medea died.
What is the story of Medea in Greek mythology?
in greek mythology, Medea was a sorceress who left her kingdom with a hero named Jason and her little brother. she had managed to help Jason in a situation and they left the kingdom, Jason promisded to marry Medea. However, medea's father was going after them and they had no time so medea killed her little brother and chopped him to pieces to get them sometime and threw the remians into the ocean. Jason was shocked by this event and he left her.
Who is kinesias in the story of medea?
Kinesias is not in the Story of Medea. He's in Lysistrata. Jason, Creon, and Aegeus are the Men in Medea
Is there Feminism in Medea?
yes there is feminism in Medea. a great deak
