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Euripides

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Medea

by Euripides

4.3

Jason abandons Medea, his wife and the mother of his children, to marry the Corinthian princess. Medea, a foreigner and sorceress, takes revenge — poisoning the princess, and killing her own children to destroy Jason utterly. Euripides gave Medea her choice where earlier versions made it accidental.

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Where to Start with Euripides: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Euripides — how to approach Medea, his radical 431 BCE tragedy in which Jason's abandoned wife chooses infanticide as the ultimate revenge, featuring the first depiction of internal moral conflict in Western literature. A complete reading guide.

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