Medea

Euripides Medea tells a story of the supposed granddaughter of the Sun. This woman, Medea, helps Jason (who was in pursuit of the Golden Fleece) to complete tasks set forth by her own father Aeetes. While helping Jason, she actually ends up betraying her father and killing her brother. Medea and Jason end up fleeing from Colchis, Medea’s homeland. The play takes place in Corinth, the place they ended up after running away. Throughout the play she is portrayed as a cunning and determined woman who sought nothing but revenge against her husband, who betrayed her with another woman; a revenge so desired, she would hurt her own children to see it through.