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MedeabiEvelyn De Morgan

InGreek meethologie,Medea(Greek:Μήδεια,Mēdeia,Georgie:მედეა) wis the dauchter oKeeng AeëtesoColchis,[1]niece oCirce,granddauchter o the sun godHelios,an later wife tae the heroJason.InEuripides' playMedea,Jason abandons Medea whenCreon,king oCorinth,offers his dauchterGlauce.[2]The play tells o Medea avengin her husband's betrayal bi killin thair bairns.

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  1. Colchis wis an auncientGeorgieKinrick
  2. Glauce is kent asCreusainSeneca'sMedeaan inPropertius2.16.30.