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Medea (Ancient Greek: Μήδεια, Mēdeia) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides based on a myth. It was first performed in 431 BC as part of a trilogy, the other plays of which have not survived.
In Greek mythology, Mermerus (Ancient Greek: Μέρμερος, Mérmeros) and Pheres (Ancient Greek: Φέρης, Phéres) were the sons of Jason and Medea. They were killed either by the Corinthians [1] or by Medea, [2] for reasons that vary depending on the rendition. In one account, Mermerus was killed by a lioness while hunting.
Médée is a French language opéra-comique by Luigi Cherubini.The libretto by François-Benoît Hoffman (Nicolas Étienne Framéry) was based on Euripides' tragedy of Medea and Pierre Corneille's play Médée. [1]
Medea – The main character, a former revolutionary who was forced into exile. She is bisexual and feminine. [1] She is Luna's lover, Jasón's wife, and mother to teenage son, Chac-Mool. Her character is based on Euripides' Medea. [3] Jasón – Medea's husband, a biracial man who now lives in Aztlán, [1] where he holds an important position. [2]
While Euripides' Medea shares similarities with Seneca’s version, they are also different in significant ways. Seneca's Medea was written after Euripides', and arguably his heroine shows a dramatic awareness of having to grow into her (traditional) role. [7] Seneca opens his play with Medea herself expressing her hatred of Jason and Creon.
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Medea's Dance of Vengeance is a composition (1955, Op. 23a) by the American composer Samuel Barber, derived from his earlier ballet suite Medea and loosely based on the play Medea by Euripides. [1]