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Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the actions of Medea, a former princess of the "barbarian" kingdom of Colchis, and the wife of Jason; she finds her position in the Greek world threatened as Jason leaves her for a Greek princess of Corinth. Medea takes vengeance on Jason by murdering Jason's new wife as well as her own children, after which she escapes to Athens to start a new life.

Discover the full story of the sorceress Medea, one of the most reviled and maligned women of Greek antiquity, in this “haunting, deeply moving” (Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author) debut in the tradition of Circe, Elektra, and Stone Blind. Among the women of Greek mythology...

Rechazada por su madre. Golpeada por su padre. Separada de su hermana. Medea nunca ha encajado porque posee un poder único y peligroso: la brujería.Medea anhela una existencia diferente. Desde pequeña fue atormentada por su familia porque nació con un poder único y, en apariencia, peligroso: la hechicería. Cuando el apuesto Jasón llega al reino del padre de Medea para reclamar el Vellocino de Oro, ella vislumbra una oportunidad única para escapar: a cambio de que Jasón la ayude a huir, ella lo protegerá con su magia para que supere las pruebas que lo separan del famoso vellocino.

Sorceress, Princess of Colchis, Securer of the Golden Fleece. Medea - her very name is a byword for infamy. Legend has it that she murdered her own children for revenge. But love in Ancient Greece was often a dangerous game; and legends are not always what they seem. Medea, devoted wife of Jason, was also a loving mother, a loyal friend of Herakles and a brave adventurer with the Argonauts. A woman both betrayer and betrayed, the real story of Medea is strange, sensual and heroic.

Medea is a tragedy written by the Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger. It depicts the tragic conclusion of the marriage between the leader of the Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, and Medea, the most infamous and fierce woman in antiquity. This translation rendered Seneca's Latin in modern English which is readable to the 21st century yet reflects the gravity of the play. This edition also includes the following: a preface with a brief introduction to the play and brief reflections on the themes of the play; and explanatory footnotes for classical references within the text.

Medea me cantó un corrido se conforma de seis relatos breves que Medea, la protagonista, conecta a través de su paso por la vida de diversas mujeres que enfrentan una vida compleja, violenta y ajena a sus propias decisiones y deseos en muchos casos. Medea se conecta con estas mujeres, se refleja en ellas y extiende su mano para ayudarlas, acompañarlas y mostrarle a sus lectoras y lectores que la suerte y el destino muchas veces dependen del entorno, pero que pueden ser ganadas entre nosotras.

Lebendig und kraftvoll – über die wohl umstrittenste Figur der Griechischen Mythologie Gemieden. Verfolgt. Gequält. Medea sehnt sich nach einem anderen Leben. Seit ihrer Kindheit ist sie von ihrer Schwester getrennt, von ihrer Mutter gemieden und von ihrem Bruder und Vater verfolgt und gequält worden. Und das alles wegen eines einzigartigen und gefährlichen Talents: der Hexerei. Unerbittlich. Mächtig. Magisch. Doch als ein tollkühner junger Held, Jason, auftaucht, um das berühmte Goldene Vlies einzufordern, das ihr Vater so vehement beschützt, sieht Medea ihre Chance zur Flucht.

Judith Anderson and Anthony Quayle perform Medea, an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides. It is based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.

Medea, daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis, longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned by her mother, and beaten and tormented by her brother and father. All because Medea was born with a unique and seemingly dangerous talent: witchcraft. But when a dashing young hero, Jason, arrives to claim the famed Golden Fleece that her father fiercely protects, Medea sees her opportunity for escape.

If you can count on one thing from "Madea" Mabel Simmons, star of the smash hits Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Family Reunion, and Madea's Witness Protection, it's that she's got something to say. Now the beloved, sharp-tongued, pistol-packing grandmother has her own...

The story of Medea is only one part of a myth about the Argonauts' campaign. It portrays Jason joining a battle with fire-breathing bulls and a dragon guarding the Golden Fleece; Medea is helping him tame the beasts. She then follows him to Greece, because she falls in love. It is also a story of how a once young, beautiful and joyful woman transforms into a monster, hungry for revenge; she kills even her own children. A long trail of horrible deaths, tied to her life path, is hard to imagine.

Russia's brutal February 2022 invasion of Ukraine has attracted widespread condemnation across the West. Government and media circles present the conflict as a simple dichotomy between an evil empire and an innocent victim. In this concise, accessible and highly informative primer, Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies insist the picture is more complicated.

Eurípides es uno de los pilares fundamentales en la historia del teatro y el arte dramático. En esta obra, se nos presente la historia de Jasón, quien regresó de la Cólquide con el vellocino de oro, seduciendo a la hija del rey Eetes, Medea.

The earliest surviving works of ancient Greek literature, dating back to the early Archaic period, are the two epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. These two epics, along with the Homeric Hymns and the two poems of Hesiod, Theogony and Works and Days, comprised the major foundations of the Greek literary tradition that would continue into the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. This carefully selected collection contains: The Odyssey ; The Works and Days ; Theogony ; The Complete Poems of Sappho ; Medea ; Antigone ; Agamemnon ; The Choephori ; Eumenides.

Blood, gore, thrills, chills, and romance abound in these plays by three of the great Greek authors. Included are "Medea" by Euripides; "Antigone" by Sophocles; and "Agamemnon" by Aeschylus.

El libro que ha enseñado a pensar a toda una generación. Esta extraordinaria obra de divulgación que se ha convertido ya en una obra de culto aporta una coherente visión de conjunto sobre aquellos aspectos imprescindibles para comprender la historia de la filosofía occidental.

The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period - one not easily chronicled within a single book. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up the challenge in this landmark book, and he succeeds in producing the most riveting account of medieval Europe in a generation.

At the end of the fifteenth century, Burgundy was extinguished as an independent state. It had been a fabulously wealthy, turbulent region situated between France and Germany, with close links to the English kingdom. Torn apart by the dynastic struggles of early modern Europe, this extraordinary realm vanished from the map. But it became the cradle of what we now know as the Low Countries, modern Belgium and the Netherlands. This is the story of a thousand years, a must-listen narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury, and madness.

It's 1885. Anne Stanbury wakes up in a strange bed, having been kidnapped from her home. As the panic settles in, she realizes she has been committed to a lunatic asylum, deemed insane and therefore unfit to stand trial for an unspeakable crime. But all is not as it seems.

Sophocles was born at Colonus, near Athens in about 496 BC and is considered to be one of the premier playwrights of Greek tragedy. His stories may have been filled with strife, but Sophocles himself was prosperous and came from a good family. It is said that he was handsome, wealthy, and a highly respected citizen of Athens. During his life, he wrote over 120 plays and was instrumental in how plays would eventually be performed, including the addition of stage props.