Medea In Greek Mythology

In Greek mythology, Medea is the daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis and the nymph Eidyia; and she descendant of the sun god Helios and the sea god Oceanus. She is known as one of the great sorceresses of the ancient Greek and depicted as the priestess and devotee of the witch-goddess Hecate.
She is the wife of Jason who is the Greek hero and captain of the Argonauts. When Jason comes to her country Colchis, for the Golden Fleece, Medea’s father agrees to give Jason the fleece. However he stipulates that Jason, first, must yokes two huge fire-breathing bulls single-handedly, plow a field with them, and eventually sow the field with dragon's teeth. Of course, he would not have accomplished that challenge without the help of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, if she had not caused Medea to fall him. Medea secretly offers him to help him through her magical powers, she gives him an ointment and armor which makes him invulnerable to wounds or flames for one day. In exchange for her assistance Medea …show more content…
They take shelter at the island of Medea’s aunt, the sorceress Circe, and she cleas and exonerates them from blame of the murder. After that Medea and Jason come to Jason’s home Iolcus in Greece, here Jason delivers the fleece to his uncle Pelias. However, Pelias refuses to pass on the throne to Jason and then Medea decides to use her witchcraft skills. So she fools Pelias’ daughters and says them she could turn their father back into a young man. In order to persuade them she kills and chops an aged ram and throws it into a cauldron with magical herbs and takes it as a young ram. Daughters of Pelias think that their father experience the same thing as the ram so they kill Pelias and throw his body into the cauldron. However, Pelias cannot survive from this. Jason and Medea are blamed for Pelias death and exiled from Iolcos by Acastus who take the throne after his father Pelias’