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The Dark Heart of Medea: A Tale of Love and Murder | A Story from Greek Mythology
Medea is a beautiful and cunning princess, versed in the arts of magic. When Jason arrives from Greece with the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece, the two fall deeply in love, and begin a new life together in the Greek city of Corinth. But fate has other plans: when Jason betrays Medea and threatens to leave their two children, her sorrow wreaks vengeance upon them all.
A story from ancient Greek literature, based on Euripides' Medea (431 BC), Pindar's Fourth Pythian Ode (466 BC), and Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica (c. 270 BC), featuring: Medea, princess of Colchis; Jason, the Greek hero from Iolcus; the two children of Jason and Medea; Medea's nurse; Glauce, princess of Corinth; Creon, king of Corinth; Aeetes, king of Colchis; Aegeus, king of Athens.
Original Story by Konstantinos Christidis
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FREE COMMENTARY PODCASTS now available for every story on the channel! Learn more about the ancient historical and cultural context behind each Wine-Dark Sea tale. Find the full archive of videos and MP3s at: https://ko-fi.com/winedarksea/shop
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CREDITS: Music by Scott Buckley and Kevin MacLeod
Episode Thumbnail Image: Relief from the Roman "Medea Sarcophagus," 2nd century AD
WDS Logo Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation (c. 470 BC, Delphi Archeological Museum)
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By Wine-Dark SeaMedea is a beautiful and cunning princess, versed in the arts of magic. When Jason arrives from Greece with the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece, the two fall deeply in love, and begin a new life together in the Greek city of Corinth. But fate has other plans: when Jason betrays Medea and threatens to leave their two children, her sorrow wreaks vengeance upon them all.
A story from ancient Greek literature, based on Euripides' Medea (431 BC), Pindar's Fourth Pythian Ode (466 BC), and Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica (c. 270 BC), featuring: Medea, princess of Colchis; Jason, the Greek hero from Iolcus; the two children of Jason and Medea; Medea's nurse; Glauce, princess of Corinth; Creon, king of Corinth; Aeetes, king of Colchis; Aegeus, king of Athens.
Original Story by Konstantinos Christidis
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FREE COMMENTARY PODCASTS now available for every story on the channel! Learn more about the ancient historical and cultural context behind each Wine-Dark Sea tale. Find the full archive of videos and MP3s at: https://ko-fi.com/winedarksea/shop
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CREDITS: Music by Scott Buckley and Kevin MacLeod
Episode Thumbnail Image: Relief from the Roman "Medea Sarcophagus," 2nd century AD
WDS Logo Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation (c. 470 BC, Delphi Archeological Museum)