MedeaThis is an English translation of Euripides' tragedy Medea based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and her revenge against her husband Jason. Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Greek culture. |
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Aegeus Aeschylus Aietes Aigeus Alcestis anapaests ancient anger Argo Aristophanes Athenian Athens audience Avenging Bacchae bride bring childless Choral Ode Chorus Leader Clashing rocks Classical Colchis Corinth Corinthian Creon crime daughter dear death Diggle Diggle’s drama enemies Erechtheus Euripides evil friends gifts give Glauke go into exile God’s goddess gods Golden Fleece Greece Greek Greek poetry hand harm hateful heart Henderson Aristophanes Hera Hera’s heroic Hippolytus human husband Iolkos Jason Justice kill King king’s land lioness live magic male marriage married means Medea men’s Messenger mistress mother murder Muses myth Neophron never Nostoi Nurse oaths passion Pelias perhaps play Plot Summary revenge royal scene seems self-control song Sophocles spirit stanza suffering terrible Theater theme Theseus Thessaly things thumos tower of refuge tragedy tragic translation turn Tutor vengeance What’s wish woman women words wretched wrong Zeus