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单词 medea
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Medea

[ mi-dee-uh ]
/ mɪˈdi ə /

noun

Classical Mythology. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.
(italics) a tragedy (431 b.c.) by Euripides.

Words nearby Medea

Medan, Medawar, meddle, meddlesome, Mede, Medea, Medellín, medevac, Medfield, medfly, Medford
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British Dictionary definitions for Medea

Medea
/ (mɪˈdɪə) /

noun

Greek myth a princess of Colchis, who assisted Jason in obtaining the Golden Fleece from her father
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Medea

Medea
[ (mi-dee-uh) ]

In classical mythology, a sorceress who fell in love with Jason and helped him obtain the Golden Fleece. When Jason abandoned her to marry another woman, she took revenge by brutally murdering his young bride as well as the children she had borne him.

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