Classical Studies 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Kim Sozzi, Euripides, Iolcos

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2200
• Professor: Aara Suksi

Document Summary

Daughter of aeetes, grand-daughter of helios from colchis (divine but on the titan side), on the far edge of the black sea. Knows powerful magic (hecate), acts on her own erotic desire, her name (met) marks her as intelligent, reputation for cleverness and active intellect, she represents an other foreign, witch powers, accomplishes evil. Betrays her father and uses magic to help the greek hero jason in his quest for the golden fleece. Kills her brother absyrtus in flight from home. Jason marries her in return for these favours. She orchestrates death of pelias of iolcus by tricking his daughters into turning him into a stew. Her and jason are exiled from iolcus and they end up in corinth beginning of the play. Jason and medea settle in corinth, have 2 sons. Jason arranges to marry the greek princess of corinth. Medea feels betrayed and dishonoured by jason"s breaking of his oath to her.