Gr. Myth. a sorceress who helps Jason get the Golden Fleece and, later, when deserted by him, kills their children
Origin of Medea
Classical Latin from Classical Greek M?deiaMedea
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Medea
noun
Greek MythologyA 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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