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Medea definition

mĭ-dēə
A princess and sorceress of Colchis who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece, lived as his consort, and killed their children as revenge for his infidelity.
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(gr. myth., person, proper) A sorceress who helps Jason get the Golden Fleece and, later, when deserted by him, kills their children.
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Medea Sentence Examples

  • Medea was honoured as a goddess at Corinth, and was said to have become the wife of Achilles in the Elysian fields.

  • The popularity of the story of Jason and Medea in antiquity is shown by the large amount of literature on the subject.

  • Successful so far by means of the mixture which Medea, daughter of Aeetes, had given him as proof against fire and sword, Jason was next allowed to approach the dragon which watched the fleece; Medea soothed the monster with another mixture, and Jason became master of the fleece.

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