Princess of Colchis, sorceress and Priestess of Hekate, niece of Circe, and procurer of the Golden Fleece.The devoted wife of Jason, and a brave adventurer with his Argonauts, Medea was also a loving mother and a loyal friend of Herakles.And yet, legend says she murdered her own children in revenge, to spite the faithless Jason.But love in Ancient Greece was always a dangerous game; and legends are not always what they seem.Medea was a woman both betrayer and betrayed, and her real story is strange, sensual and heroic.
Princess of Colchis, sorceress and Priestess of Hekate, niece of Circe, and procurer of the Golden Fleece.The devoted wife of Jason, and a brave adventurer with his Argonauts, Medea was also a loving mother and a loyal friend of Herakles.And yet, legend says she murdered her own children in revenge, to spite the faithless Jason.But love in Ancient Greece was always a dangerous game; and legends are not always what they seem.Medea was a woman both betrayer and betrayed, and her real story is strange, sensual and heroic.
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