Medea (play) - Wikipedia
网页Medea (Ancient Greek: Μήδεια, Mēdeia) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides based on a myth. It was first performed in 431 BC as part of a trilogy, the other plays of which have not survived.
Medea: Full Book Summary - SparkNotes
网页Euripedes' Medea opens in a state of conflict. Jason has abandoned his wife, Medea, along with their two children. He hopes to advance his station by remarrying with Glauce, the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth, the Greek city where the play is set.
Medea - Wikipedia
网页In Greek mythology, Medea (/ mɪˈdiːə /; Ancient Greek: Μήδεια, romanized: Mḗdeia; lit. 'planner, schemer') [1] is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis. In the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, she aids Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece.
The Internet Classics Archive | Medea by Euripides
网页MEDEA enters the house. CHORUS chanting O earth, O sun whose beam illumines all, look, look upon this lost woman, ere she stretch forth her murderous hand upon her sons for blood; for lo!
Medea by Euripides - Greek Mythology
网页Curiously, with the exception of Alcestis and Cyclops—neither of which are tragedies—Medea is the only surviving play by Euripides which requires no more than two actors. This simple structure, however, has some stunning results: apart from the prologue, all scenes involve Medea and someone else.
The Medea Full Text - Owl Eyes
网页Medea laments the state of womankind and resents that men who are wearied by staying indoors may go out and seek a merrier place among their peers . The Medea boldly explores the inferior place women held in Athenian society at a time when the concept would have seemed revolutionary.
Medea | Ancient Greek, Tragedy, Revenge | Britannica
网页Medea, tragedy by Euripides, performed in 431 bce. One of Euripides’ most powerful and best-known plays, Medea is a remarkable study of injustice and ruthless revenge. In Euripides’ retelling of the legend, the Colchian princess Medea has married the hero Jason.
The Project Gutenberg eBook of "The Medea of Euripides", by …
网页2011年3月2日 · INTRODUCTION. The Medea, in spite of its background of wonder and enchantment, is not a romantic play but a tragedy of character and situation. It deals, so to speak, not with the romance itself, but with the end of the romance, a thing which is so terribly often the reverse of romantic.
Medea | Characteristics, Family, & Plays | Britannica
网页Medea, in Greek mythology, an enchantress who helped Jason, leader of the Argonauts, to obtain the Golden Fleece from her father, King Aeetes of Colchis. She was of divine descent and had the gift of prophecy. She married Jason …
Medea: Study Guide - SparkNotes
网页Medea is a play written by the ancient Greek tragedian Euripides and first produced in 431 BCE. The play centers on Medea, a woman betrayed by her husband Jason, who abandons her for a politically advantageous marriage.