Medea

Summary

Medea is a mythological Greek character^[1]. She has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Medea's father was Aeëtes^[3].
• Medea's mother was Eidyia^[4].
• Medea's mother was Clytia^[5].
• Medea's mother was Hecate^[6].
• Medea's mother was Eurylyte^[7].
• Among Medea's spouses was Jason^[8].
• Medea was married to Aegeus^[9].
• A child of Medea was Mermerus^[10].
• A child of Medea was Pheres^[11].
• A child of Medea was Medus^[12].
• A child of Medea was Alcimenes^[13].
• A child of Medea was Tisander^[14].
• A child of Medea was Thessalus^[15].
• Medea is recorded as female^[16].
• Medea's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[17].
• Medea's Commons category is recorded as Medea (mythology)^[18].
• Medea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Medea^[19].
• Medea's depicted by is recorded as Vision of Medea^[20].
• Medea's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Medea's described by source is recorded as 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology^[22].
• Medea's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Medea's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[24].
• Medea's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• Medea's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Medea's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Medea's father was Aeëtes^[3]. Mothers listed include Eidyia^[4], an Oceanids^[28]; Clytia^[5]; Hecate^[6], a goddess^[29]; and Eurylyte^[7], a mythological Greek character^[30].

Personal Life

Spouses include Jason^[8], a mythological Greek character^[31] and Aegeus^[9], a mythological Greek character^[32]. Children include Mermerus^[10], a mythological Greek character^[33]; Pheres^[11], a mythological Greek character^[34]; Medus^[12], a mythological Greek character^[35]; Alcimenes^[13], a mythological Greek character^[36]; Tisander^[14], a mythological Greek character^[37]; and Thessalus^[15], a mythological Greek character^[38].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Medea include Medea Dome^[39], a mountain^[40]; Médée^[41], a literary work^[42], written by Pierre Corneille^[43]; 212 she^[44], an asteroid^[45]; Medeola^[46], a taxon^[47]; and she hypothesis^[48], a hypothesis^[49].

Why It Matters

Medea has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] She is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for her include Medea Dome^[39], a mountain^[40]; Médée^[41], a literary work^[42], written by Pierre Corneille^[43]; 212 she^[44], an asteroid^[45]; Medeola^[46], a taxon^[47]; and she hypothesis^[48], a hypothesis^[49].

FAQs

Who were Medea's parents?

Medea's father was Aeëtes^[3]. Medea's mother was Eidyia^[4].

Who was Medea married to?

Medea's spouses include Jason^[8] and Aegeus^[9].