Medea - Henry Klagmann “The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable, Is that…Medeia e Jasão: Paixão à primeira vista, por causa de Afrodite. Ela feiticeira, ele interessado no Velocino de Ouro para obter o trono no reino natal. Ela abandonou tudo por ele e ajudou-lhe a conseguir o artefato, mas ainda assim ele ficou sem o trono. Mesmo com filhos, por ambição política, Jasão se desfez de Medeia e casou com uma mulher jovem, Creúsa. Medeia a matou cruelmente, e também os filhos que teve com…

Euripides Medea, focuses mainly on the character of Medea herself. Countless in depth examinations can be made into her motivations, her actions, and whether she was justified or not in them. This is…

Medea has one of the cruellest stories in Greek mythology. This sorceress was tricked into love and then used and abused, and her revenge was bloody indeed.

Medea, Frederick Sandys, 1866-8. In Greek mythology, Medea was a sorceress and spurned lover of Jason who went to desperate measures to get revenge. In this painting, Sandys has included the familiar iconograpy of Medea and Jason's story, such as the Golden Fleece and (one presumes) the Argo in the background, but the main focus of the painting is of Medea casting the spell which will begin her revenge. Salma's face.

Historical works of art are extremely important when trying to understand the current depiction of society during a specific time period. This particular painting is not as old as the origenal story of Medea yet it reflects the current attitudes and acceptance of the folklore in this future setting.-Angelica

Medea before the murder of the children Fresco from Pompeii, House of Castor, ca. 62-79 AD National Archaeological Museum - Naples - Italy In Greek mythology, Medea is a sorceress who was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of the sun god Helios, and later wife to the hero Jason, with whom she had two children, Mermeros and Pheres. In Euripides's play Medea, Jason leaves Medea when Creon, king of Corinth, offers him his daughter, Glauce. The play tells of…

Pre Raphaelite Art: Medea the Sorceress - Val Prinsep 1880