#medus son of medea

[galusandmalus]

collective list or random shit medea did outside the whole child murdering/famous argonaut feats/saving medus stuff

just a collective list of all da fun facts of medea I've found so far cuz shes so interesting and weird and retellings and modern medea don't do her justice, shes like a BIG hero guys. disguise statue drug cache

 "Medea, the tale goes on, fashioning a hollow image of Artemis secreted in it drugs of diverse natures, and as for herself, she anointed her hair with certain potent ointments and made it grey, and filled her face and body so full of wrinkles that all who looked upon her thought that she was surely an old woman." tricked others into thinking she was blessed by the gods "and showing herself to the king, she amazed those who gazed upon her, and they thought that a kind of Providence of the gods had transformed her old age into a maiden's youth and striking beauty" made dragons appear probably via illusions. "Also, by means of certain drugs, Medea caused shapes of the dragons to appear" asked heracles to act as a mediator  "made her way safely to Heracles in Thebes. Her reason for doing so was that Heracles had acted as a mediator in connection with the agreements​ which had been entered into in the land of the Colchians and had promised to come to her aid if she should ever find them violated" her son lived and became king "Thessalus, they say, who had escaped being murdered by his mother, was reared as a youth in Corinth and then removed to Iolcus, which was the native land of Jason; and finding on his arrival that Acastus, the son of Pelias, had recently died, he took over the throne which belonged to him by inheritance and called the people who were subject to himself Thessalians after his own name." Cured heracles of his madness "Now as for Medea, he says, on finding upon her arrival in Thebes that Heracles was possessed of a frenzy of madness and had slain his sons,​ she restored him to health by means of drugs. But since Eurystheus was pressing Heracles with his commands,​ she despaired of receiving any aid from him at the moment and sought refuge in Athens with Aegeus," Found innocent/in the right of murdering her children in court "but certain writers give the account that, when her person was demanded by Hippotes, the son of Creon, she was granted a trial and cleared of the charges he raised against her." - Diodorus Siculus

Possibly a creator for GREEK FIRE/ some other type of chemical fire weapon.

"And they had filled pots with sulphur and bitumen and the substance which the Persians call "naphtha" and the Greeks "Medea's oil," "so the flame rising little by little, fed by the oil which bears Medea's name " -Procopius, History of the Wars

cursed the people of Crete/has beef with thetis

"says that Thetis and Medea had a dispute in Thessaly as to which was the most beautiful; their judge was Idomeneus, who gave the victory to Thetis; Medea in anger said that the Cretans were always liars and in revenge she made the curse that he would never speak the truth, just as he had lied in his judgement" -Photius, Bibliotheca excerpts Being a freak in the sheets saved her.

"Alcinous at once allowed the armed ships to lead the girl away so that she could receive her punishment. The famous Queen Arete felt sympathy for Medea, and coaxed her husband, speaking thusly: "It is not pleasing to break a marriage, to disturb the nuptial bed, to extinguish the torch of love. Aphrodite, daughter of Dionaea, will become violently angry at the man or woman who undertakes such an effort

(weird speech about virginitty i cut out for length) …Alcinous absorbed this speech in his soul, and ordered that everything should be done as the queen had said" -Orphic Argonautica

Magic water powers saved the day "the Argonauts were at a loss about the passage when Triton, the son of Poseidon, appeared and guided them, to whom Medea gave a golden mixing bowl as a reward, which she had from her father's spoils. Or, being a sorceress, Medea saved the situation by using her magic to water the place where the ship was stuck, so that it was as it had been at first" john tzetzes

has winged dragons

Ovid, Metamorphoses "[Medea flees Thessalia (Thessaly) after the murder of King Pelias :] Had she [Medea] not soared away with her winged Serpents (Serpentes), she surely must have paid the price. Aloft, over the peak of shady Pelion . . . she fled, and over Othrys . . . [Until] at last, borne on her Vipers' (Vipereae) wings"

Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica "[Medea] with Winged Serpents cleaves the air, dripping with murder"

discovered the herb that would resurrect her cousin "and she observed the herbs by Ossa born, the weeds on lofty Pelion, Othrys, Pindus and vast Olympus — and from here she plucked the needed roots, or there, the blossoms clipped all with a moon-curved sickle made of brass — many the wild weeds by Apidanus, as well as blue Amphrysus' banks, she chose, and not escaped Enipeus from her search; Peneian stretches and Spercheian banks all yielded what she chose: — and Boebe's shore where sway the rushes; and she plucked up grass, a secret grass, from fair Euboean fields life-giving virtues in their waving blades, as yet unknown for transformation wrought on Glaucus" -ovid

she went to persia "of Medea in Greece, and of her flight thereafter into Persia,"-Lucian: Of Pantomime, Of Dancing Invented hair dye

'The Carthaginians were the first to fit out a quadrireme, and it was built off hand by Bosporus. Medea of Colchis, the daughter of Aeetes, first devised the dyeing of the hair.- Eusebius: Preparation for the Gospel Book 10 thicc also medus got raised by charon.

"he came to Iolcus after long toil bringing the coy-eyed girl with him on his swift ship, and made her his buxom wife. And she was subject to Iason, shepherd of the people, and bare a son Medeus whom Cheiron the son of Philyra brought up in the mountains. And the will of great Zeus was fulfilled."-Hesiod: Theogony HYMN TO THE MUSES

ENGINEEERRRR????!!! (if this is the same Medea)

"For it is said that a woman, Medea, was formerly queen of those parts, who spanned the river underneath in a manner in which no river was ever bridged before; for she got stones, it is said, and copper and pitch and all that men have discovered for use in masonry under water, and she piled these up along the banks of the river. Then she diverted the stream into lakes; and as soon as the river was dry, she dug down two fathoms, and made a hollow tunnel, which she caused to debouch into the palaces on either bank like a subterranean grotto; and she roofed it on a level with the bed of the stream. The foundations were thus made stable, and also the walls of the tunnel; but as the pitch required water in order to set as hard as stone, the Euphrates was let in again on the roof while still soft, and so the junction stood solid."-Philostratus: The Life of Apollonius built a temple to venus to stop him from loving THETIS?? THE BEEF

"For it was a thing divulged abroad, concerning which Simonides made an epigram to be inscribed on the brazen image set up in that temple of Venus which is said to have been founded by Medea, when she desired the Goddess, as some affirm, to deliver her from loving her husband Jason, or, as others say, to free him from loving Thetis. The tenor of the epigram follows: For those who, fighting on their country’s side, Opposed th’ imperial Mede’s advancing tide, We, votaresses, to Cythera pray’d; Th’ indulgent power vouchsafed her timely aid, And kept the citadel of Hellas free From rude assaults of Persia’s archery." -Plutarch: Of Herodotus' Malice can cure infertility

"Aegeus also, and his whole private family, laboring under the same distemper; for Medea, having fled from Corinth, and promised Aegeus to make him, by her art, capable of having children, was living with him."-Plutarch: Life of Theseus

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"It is remembered of Medea that she lived in Corinth and stopped the famine afflicting the Corinthians by sacrificing to Demeter and the Lemnian nymphs. There Zeus fell in love with her, but Medea did not yield, turning aside the wrath of Hera. Therefore Hera promised to make her children immortal. And after they died, the Corinthians honor them, calling them Mixobarbaroi ("mixed-barbarians")." "But that Medea was loved by Sisyphus, Theopompos says." -scholia to pindar

"is also expounded . But since Medea was the queen of Corinth , Eumelus [frg. 3] Simonides also tells [frg. 48] that Medea was also immortal

"Pelias' daughter : Medea , the daughter of Peleus , persuaded her father to slaughter and roast him as if he were a younger son , she roasted an older ram and made him a lamb with the medicines " BRO WHAT THE FUCK

"She was pleasing indeed: She was pleasing to the Corinthians, since when they were starving she healed them with certain incantations, and she herself also was pleased with Corinth, since the Corinthians are also said to be skilled in drugs. And we know that like things are dear to like things, and that they take delight in one another." -scholia to pindar yo ngl I really like this version like of course they would like medea she is magic

[spineless-lobster]

EEEEEEEE Okay so if you’re like me and closely examining every single thing on each of the arcana cards, you’ve probably wondered who all these kiddos are that chiron’s got with him

I’m sure most of us have gathered that the one getting head pats is achilles, considering he’s got curly blond hair, wearing green and holding a spear. But who are the others? And whose baby is that???

Well wonder no more! Hopefully! If I’m right! Because a quick look at a short list of chiron’s apprentices on wikipedia has provided me answers! (This ended up being incredibly long-winded I apologize in advance)

Let’s start at the bottom from left to right. On the far left we a boy draped in blue and holding a staff, a bronze snake wrapped around it. If you know anything about the origin of medical symbols you’ll know that this is asclepius and his famous rod (ha) that, at some point in history, got mistaken for hermes’ caduceus. Thus that’s why it’s the caduceus and not the rod of asclepius we see on hospitals and stuff. But I digress!

Asclepius is the god of medicine and the son of apollo, who was trained in the art of medicine by chiron. So it makes sense why he’s here!

In the middle we have a boy clad in red and wearing golden laurels. I believe that this could be jason of argonaut fame. Long story short, jason’s uncle pelias overthrew his half-brother aeson (jason’s father) and killed all his descendants. Alcimede, jason’s mother, saved her newborn son by having the nursemaids cry over him as if her were stillborn. She then managed to sneak away and give jason to chiron, who raised and trained him. Eventually jason does who whole golden fleece thing and becomes the king of iolcus, though he and medea were quickly exiled afterwards.

On the far right we see a boy clearing purple with deer antlers on his head. If you’re a big artemis fan like me you’ll recognize this guy pretty easily. This is actaeon, a theban hero trained by chiron who’s most famous for earning the wrath of artemis. While out hunting one day he came across the goddess and her nymphs bathing, instead of minding his damn business he decides to peep on her. Rightfully enraged, artemis curses him and forbade him from speaking another word, lest he be transformed. Upon hearing his hunting party he calls out (in some versions he tries whistling for his dogs) and he transforms into a stag. His hunting party finds him, and, seeing a stag in his place, his own dogs tear him a part and kill him.

FINALLY, we have the newborn baby chiron is holding. Now, chiron does have a few children of his own, so it’s possible it could be any one of them. But I think instead it’s a lad named medus, or polyxenus, or medeus it really depends. He’s the son of jason and medea, and like his father, he was also trained by chiron. But honestly that baby could be anyone lmao

Oh god I yapped on for more than I should have WHOOPS 😭 I hope you all enjoyed this quick mythology lesson lol

[rightwheretheyleftme]

Compiling every ancient source where Medea doesn’t kill her children

Disclaimer: I’m not doing this to delegitimize Euripides’ play, only to bring attention to alternative tellings of the story

Scholia to Euripides’ Medea 9.1-11 (C1st A.D)

“There’s a story from the philosophers that is much repeated—one Parmeniskos also offers—that Euripides changed the murder of the children to Medea because he accepted five talents from the Korinthians. [He claims] that the children of Medea were killed by the Korinthians because they were angry over her ruling the city and they wanted there to be an end of her ruling in Korinth, because it was her paternal [right]. For this reason he changed the [responsibility] to Medea. Hippus presents [accounts] about her residency in Korinth, as does Hellanikos. Eumelos and Simonides report that Medeia ruled Korinth. In his work called On Isthmian Affairs, Mousaios reports that Medeia was immortal, and he explains this also in his work on The Festivals of Hera Akraia.”

264.1-11

“Parmeniskos writes the following for this line: “Because the Korinthian women did not want to be ruled by a barbaric, potion-pouring woman, they conspired against her and [planned] to kill her children, seven boys and seven girls. [Euripides says that she only had two]. They fled, pursued, into the temple of Hera Akraia and they stayed there. But even then the Korinthians did not hold back: they slaughtered all of them at the altar. Then a plague fell over the city, and many bodies were perishing because of a sickness. They received an oracle that the god must be propitiated for the hunt of Medeia’s children. This is why each year during the appointed time seven girls and boys from the noblest families return to the precinct of the goddess and appease their rage—and the anger of the goddess on their behalf—with sacrifices.””

Pausanias, Description of Greece, book 2, chapter 3 (C2nd A.D.)

“As you go along another road from the market-place, which leads to Sicyon, you can see on the right of the road a temple and bronze image of Apollo, and a little farther on a well called the Well of Glauce. Into this they say she threw herself in the belief that the water would be a cure for the drugs of Medea. Above this well has been built what is called the Odeum (Music Hall), beside which is the tomb of Medea's children. Their names were Mermerus and Pheres, and they are said to have been stoned to death by the Corinthians owing to the gifts which legend says they brought to Glauce.

[7] But as their death was violent and illegal, the young babies of the Corinthians were destroyed by them until, at the command of the oracle, yearly sacrifices were established in their honor and a figure of Terror was set up. This figure still exists, being the likeness of a woman frightful to look upon but after Corinth was laid waste by the Romans and the old Corinthians were wiped out, the new settlers broke the custom of offering those sacrifices to the sons of Medea, nor do their children cut their hair for them or wear black clothes.

[8] On the occasion referred to Medea went to Athens and married Aegeus, but subsequently she was detected plotting against Theseus and fled from Athens also; coming to the land then called Aria she caused its inhabitants to be named after her Medes. The son, whom she brought with her in her flight to the Arii, they say she had by Aegeus, and that his name was Medus. Hellanicus, however, calls him Polyxenus and says that his father was Jason.

[9] The Greeks have an epic poem called Naupactia. In this Jason is represented as having removed his home after the death of Pelias from Iolcus to Corcyra, and Mermerus, the elder of his children, to have been killed by a lioness while hunting on the mainland opposite. Of Pheres is recorded nothing. But Cinaethon of Lacedaemon, another writer of pedigrees in verse, said that Jason's children by Medea were a son Medeus and a daughter Eriopis; he too, however, gives no further information about these children.

[10] Eumelus said that Helius (Sun) gave the Asopian land to Aloeus and Epliyraea to Aeetes. When Aeetes was departing for Colchis he entrusted his land to Bunus, the son of Hermes and Alcidamea, and when Bunus died Epopeus the son of Aloeus extended his kingdom to include the Ephyraeans. Afterwards, when Corinthus, the son of Marathon, died childless, the Corinthians sent for Medea from Iolcus and bestowed upon her the kingdom.

[11] Through her Jason was king in Corinth, and Medea, as her children were born, carried each to the sanctuary of Hera and concealed them, doing so in the belief that so they would be immortal. At last she learned that her hopes were vain, and at the same time she was detected by Jason. When she begged for pardon he refused it, and sailed away to Iolcus. For these reasons Medea too departed, and handed over the kingdom to Sisyphus.”

Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca (C2nd A.D.)

“Another tradition is that on her flight she left behind her children, who were still infants, setting them as suppliants on the altar of Hera of the Height; but the Corinthians removed them and wounded them to death.”

Semi-relevant bonus:

Scholia to Pindar’s Olympian 13.74g. (C4th-C5th A.D)

"Medea is mentioned because she lived in Corinth and ended a famine that afflicted the Corinthians by sacrificing to Demeter and the Lemnian nymphs. There Zeus fell in love with her, but Medea did not yield, avoiding the anger of Hera. Therefore, Hera promised to make her children immortal. After their deaths, the Corinthians honored them, calling them 'μιξοβαρβάρους' [mixed-barbarians]."

To conclude, some scholarly wisdom:

“Some scholars have argued that Euripides was the first to make Medea directly responsible for killing her children in an act of revenge for Jason’s infidelity, an issue discussed by McDermott (1989, 9–24). Others, such as Michelini (1987), have argued that the innovation in this respect came from an earlier playwright, Neophron, and that Euripides was following a new variant rather than inventing it.”- Medea, Emma Griffiths

P.S: I’m not a classicist, if you know of any source that I’ve missed, please let me know!

[tylermileslockett]

Theseus #3 (Medea and the Poisoned Cup)

After undergoing the customary rites to be cleansed from bloodshed, Theseus arrives in Athens. With a high reputation of his heroic deeds he receives an invitation to the King’s banquet. But only the Queen Medea recognizes Theseus to be the son and heir. Afraid for the legitimacy of her son Medus, she schemes, convincing an elderly King Aegeus that this new guest comes with ill intent. But when Theseus holds aloft his sword to cut his meat, the King recognizes his son, and knocks the poisoned cup from his hand.   Medea, knowing her deception will not go unpunished, flees the banquet, and kingdom with her son.

Here is an opportune time to give a brief overview of the fascinating and complex Medea. Her grandfather was the sun god Helios, and her father was king Aeetes (son of Helios and Perseis, an Oceanid). Despite her divine parentage, Medea is most commonly portrayed as mortal with magical abilities. Medea was a devout follower of Hecate, goddess of magic and necromancy.

Her first introduction is as the princess of Colchis assisting Jason to acquire the golden fleece. The lovers flee Colchis, and with the king’s army in pursuit, Medea and Jason sacrifice her brother Absyrtus. They throw his dismembered body parts into the water, forcing the king to slow and collect his dead son, allowing the argonauts to escape. Many years later having settled in Corinth, the love between the two sours, shown in the play “Medea” by Euripides. When Jason abandons her to marry the princess Glauce, Medea creates a poisoned dress for the new bride which takes the brides life. Most shockingly of all, Medea murders her own two sons in a bloody act of revenge.

Although in Euripides’ play we can empathize with her as a betrayed and lonely outcast, in Theseus’ tale she is shown in a more villainous light, when she breaks the sacred social contract in ancient Greek culture of Xenia (hospitality and protection of the guest by a host). Zeus was the patron god of Xenia, and this cultural value is a major theme in Homer’s Odyssey.

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Thought on medus? His relationship with his mom? His age? His time imprisoned? The whole thing give me all of your thoughts and do not spill

took me a second to respond to this ask but I DO HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS ABOUT MEDUS. how did you know.

He is so momma's boy coded I'm sorry. That man is JUST like his mother. They basically came up with the exact same lie to Perses just in reverse. The exact same ruse. As well as the idea that he followed her willingly after her exile from Athens + I'm partial to the interpretation that he named Media after his mother. So to me I read them as having been fairly close !

Age wise. Uhm. There's no untangling anything related to the argonautica to me I'm sorry. The Greek myths have no true timeline and the heroes' ages are elusive and ill-defined by nature. But if I had to guess I would place him as likely being 16-17 at the time of Medea's exile. Still fairly young.

Medus is really interesting to me as a character despite information about him being very. Sparse. In a lot of ways it almost feels like he sort of inverts a lot of the traits of a typical Greek hero. His father is almost entirely irrelevant to his story. He isn't later compelled to take revenge on Aegaeus or kill Theseus for the throne of Athens (think Jason/Pelias or Pelias/Aeson). After he leaves Athens, he's completely uninvolved with his father or his father's line. Instead, his story focuses entirely on his mother's line. He's named after his mother. In a lot of ways he's a hero who's story is entirely defined by his relationship with his mother. Aside from maybe Achilles it's not something I can recall many examples of.

Like. Okay I know I've mentioned in the past that part of what makes Medea's decision to kill her kids compelling to me is the interpretation of her deciding to do it, in part, to spare them from the cycle of tragedy stemming from the glory-seeking, patriarchal society of Greece (They must die/and since they must/I who gave them birth will kill them). Her children are the sons of a hero, and as all sons of a hero are bound to do, they will suffer for their father's glory. Contrasting that with Medus. How his life is so obviously centered on her. It feels like a reversal.

They're both very interesting to me if you could not tell

[meekmedea]

House Herz - Rambles

Been thinking of Cleopatra's grandfather, Honorius Herz (formerly Mr. Herz), lately. Kind of wished I got to write more about him since he's an interesting character. Some thoughts about him since he was first 'named'

Childhood-wise: an average one, loving parents. Pretty normal for a kid raised in a crime family.

His father allegedly killed his way to power. A right shame that his 2 uncles and their families died from these horrible, horrible accidents.

He was a pretty busy man. He slept around.

HIS FAMILY

Note: this is a snapshot of Romulus' childhood when he was known as Messalina. Children shown eldest to youngest, left to right.

While the photo here shows Honorius married to Medea, their only child together was Medus. The rest of the children were from his flings. None of the children share a mother.

As a parent:

His favourite child? Valeria. The daughter of his first love, Cornelia, who died giving birth to her. Honorius doted on his firstborn at every opportunity. She didn't want to get married for the sake of an alliance with another family? Totally alright, she's got other siblings who can.

Valeria also followed in his footsteps, taking a lot of lovers.

For the rest of the children, he was just there. They had nothing to complain about (materially).

As a husband:

The only reason Medea and Honorius got married, was because she was pregnant and her family put pressure on them to tie the knot.

A rather functional marriage. They weren't in love or anything, but by all accounts, they got along pretty well. Their son, Medus, was named by him for Medea, who complained that people would think she was a narcissist.

Also, they had the same taste in partners so sometimes...yeah.

[scriptorsapiens]

Classicstober Day 5: Chiron (𐀐𐀂𐀫)

Since I'm trying to stay away from direct depictions of the divine, and Chiron is a fully divine son of Cronus, I decided to focus on Chiron's students. From the top and going clockwise they are Medus, Actaeon, Aristaeus, Achilles, Asclepius, and Jason.

Medus (𐀕𐀈) was the son of the sorceress Medea (who we will meet later) and Aegeus, the king of Athens and the father of Theseus (who we will also meet). After Theseus returned and claimed the throne of Athens for himself Medus and his mother were both forced to flee. Mother and son have a fascinating story that eventually leaves Medus as the king of Colchis, but that's a bit too much to share here. Design-wise, Medus takes after his mother in palette, though his hair is a bit darker than hers, and even wears some of his mother's Colchian metal jewelry; I doubt Medea would let her son, even in exile, look shabby.

Actaeon (𐀀𐀪𐀓𐀲𐀂𐀃) was the demigod son of Aristaeus and a great hunter. The versions vary, such to the point I don't think there is a single definitive version, but all of them involve the same two elements: he offended a goddess (usually Artemis) and was killed by his hunting dogs. The way I would tell it, Actaeon was a great hunter and as a demigod had a very high opinion of what he was owed and allowed to do in the world. For this reason, when he stumbled upon Artemis and her hunters bathing, he did not look away and instead came back to spy on them. Artemis therefore turned him into a deer and allowed his hounds to devour him. I borrowed from early classical depictions of Actaeon by depicting him with antlers.

Aristaeus (𐀀𐀭𐀲𐀂𐀃) was the demigod son of Apollo and the mortal Cyrene, who eventually went on to found and rule the city that bears her name. The city is located in modern Libya, so I decided to depict Aristaeus as a Libyan. In addition to being Chiron's student, Aristaeus had apprenticeships with many gods, and after he was made immortal by Gaia he became the patron of many of these rustic arts, most prominently bee keeping. In Boetia he is often depicted with wings, like a wind-god, so I decided to mix that in too.

Achilles (𐀀𐀑𐀩𐀄) and Asclepius (𐀀𐀱𐀐𐀠𐀃) are going to appear later, so all I will say is that Achilles is wearing a Mycenaean panoply.

Jason (𐀂𐀀𐀰) sucks, all my homies hate Jason, but he was one of Chiron's students so he gets to appear here. In Edith Hamilton's Mythology (which, rereading now is VERY MUCH a 1960s white man's book) he is described as having long hair and wearing a leopard skin cloak. Descriptions of Classical characters are rare, so when I find them I run like hell with them. I offset the 'prettiness' of his long hair with a more rugged chin and some sailor's stubble.

Chiron (𐀐𐀂𐀫) is depicted as the small figure in the middle. To differentiate him from the more bestial centaurs I have borrowed from the Classical tradition of depicting him with clothes (though I draw the line at human legs).

[rgraves1]

Jason and Medea by John William Waterhouse (1907). Source: Wikipedia

Theseus and Medea

ARRIVED in Attica, Theseus was met by the River Cephissus by the sons of Phytalus, who purified him from the blood he had spilled, but especially from that of Sinis, a maternal kinsman of his. The altar of Gracious Zeus, where this ceremony was performed, still stands by the riverside. Afterwards, the Phytalids welcomed Theseus as their guest, which was the first true hospitality he had received since leaving Troezen. Dressed in a long garment that reached to his feet and with his hair neatly plaited, he entered Athens… (Theseus and Medea, The Greek Myths by Robert Graves, pp 332-336)

Medea, who had fled from Corinth was also being sheltered by King Aegeus of Athens and she harboured dark thoughts towards the triumphant Theseus because she could see the hero being adopted as the childless Aegeus’ heir, thus dashing her hopes for her own son, Medus, in that regard. She persuaded the king that Theseus was a spy or assassin and proposed she poison him with wolfsbane proffered to the victorious champion at a feast at the Dolphin Temple. However her scheme collapsed when Aegeus recognised serpents carved on Theseus’ sword hilt, proving the young man to be his own son. There followed great rejoicing and celebration at this reunion as father and son embraced. The vengeful Theseus then sought out Medea but the sorceress disappeared in a cloud of mist and left Athens, taking Medus with her.

Graves maintains the arrival of Theseus and the flight of Medea symbolises the moment that the patriarchal religion of Zeus displaced that of the Earth-Goddess in Athens.

[sadoeuphemist]

Hey, what do you think about Medea? I know people portray her as a cruel witch but I think she never had someone besides her than her aunt; Circe. She really deserved to be happy, right?

This is the story of the wicked villain’s daughter who whispers in the hero’s ear and teaches him how to overcome every trial. Through her magic she transmutes the most insurmountable labor into triviality, she foils the villain’s pursuit so that her father cannot catch them in their flight.

(she chops her brother into pieces and casts the pieces to the sea, so that her father’s fleet must be hindered dredging up every bloody portion so that their king might bury his son)

She is wise, and she is good, and she is wonderful, filled with wonders, and the story never thinks to ask:

Why, with all her knowledge and her power, in all the years before the hero came, did she do nothing to curb her father’s wickedness?

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When Medea excoriates Jason for his betrayal, he snaps back in retort:

“You exaggerate your favors,” he sneers. “Should I thank you? Did you act purposefully? Or was it not the shafts of Eros, as Aphrodite willed, that compelled you to save my life?”  

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Medea loves her children dearly, and she kills them, and in that she is beyond compulsion.

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We might ask instead what purpose Jason served in the story, if Medea and the Argonauts accomplished all his feats for him. Did Jason on his own slaughter the six-armed Gegenees? Did he know how to withstand the fiery breath of the Kolkhis Bulls? Did he know the dangers of sowing the dragon’s teeth, how to lull the sleepless dragon into sleep?

Could he have outplayed the sirens, killed the bronze man Talos on his own initiative?

What was the point of him, then?

(the answer is: it was his story)

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When Medea returns to her home of Colchis many years later, after all the unpleasantness with Jason is well and done, she discovers her tyrannical father has been overthrown by his brother Perses, the new king.

Unfortunately for her, this is no happy ending. Perses hopes to purge her father’s bloodline and eliminate all other claimants to the throne.

So, she kills him.

(she is good at that, killing family)

It was said that when the Golden Fleece was removed from Colchis, so too would the king be removed from his throne. Medea returns, years later, and kills her uncle and restores her father to the throne, and the old wrong is finally set right.

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The dead are all still dead, of course.

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After Medea kills her brother, the gods demand she must be cleansed.

The Argo sails through storm and hellish steam and darkness, and finally docks at Circe’s island. Circe slits the throat of a piglet, stains their hands with its blood. The hearth fires blaze bright, and many cakes are brought out to be burnt as offerings to Zeus.

“There,” Circe says afterwards. “All done.”

Medea sits next to her on the polished chairs, looking at the thin dark line of pig’s blood still beneath her fingernails. “I don’t know that I can ever be cleansed of this.”

Her aunt smirks. “Too bad,” she says. “Ceremony’s over. You are.”

“I just -” she says, and looks towards the Argo where Jason is waiting, and feels her throat close up with emotion. “I feel like I’m going insane. I don’t know what I’ve done. I feel like I would do anything for him.” 

“The only morality in the world is love,” Circe says. “Everything else is mere ambition. Falling headlong into someone else’s story, and selfishly living out your own.”

“I helped kill him,” Medea says. “I killed my brother.”

“He was hunting you down. They would have killed you both, if they caught you.” Circe looks meditatively into the fire. “The gods have done worse, for worse reasons. Zeus, the Cleanser of Sins, once tried to devour his own daughter.”

They are silent for a time. The fire crackles cozily, and the burnt fragrance of cake hangs in the air. “I don’t deserve any of this,” Medea says.

“Ah, that’s the cruelty of it.” Circe sighs. “You are part mortal and part divine, a truth unto yourself, consequence unmoored from judgement.” She lays a hand over Medea’s. “You don’t deserve a damn thing.”

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When Medea kills her children, she weeps.

(but she has wept before, and gone on to do more wickedness, and so tears are neither salve nor salvation)

After her children are dead, Helios sends down a golden chariot from the heavens to carry her away, to carry away with her the bodies of her children, so that she might bury them with her own two hands in Hera’s sacred grove, safe from any further indignity or harm.

(as a sign from the gods, this might be taken as approval)

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This is how Medea’s story goes: Time passes and wounds slowly heal. She falls in love again, and has another child. She falls into old habits and once again tries to kill her lover’s son, but this time is unsuccessful. She is forced to flee, and at last returns to her father’s kingdom. She kills her uncle. More kinblood is shed.

Her son Medus grows up to take the throne, and he is so renowned in conquest that the Aryans rename themselves the Medes, in his and his mother’s name.

He is her darling son. She loves him dearly.  

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This is a happy ending, perhaps.

[bloodyxshores]

── IN THE NAME OF THE MOTHER the high council is prepared to welcome Medea “Mads” Eidyia (she/her) to the harvest. however, in myth they were once known as Medea, Princess of Colchis, as a Godyr. we might have mistaken them as Olivia Munn. appearances may be deceiving, with immortality being so common among supernatural community. this being has walked the earth for 3,320 years, and their face reflects an age of 40. as we prepare for the harvest they have found refuge in Fellcrest and are noted as a resident. they’re known for being an apothecary owner.

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TW: murder, violence, poison, child death, dismemberment

Princess of Colchis, The Lioness, Bride of Jason, former Queen of Athens, Protector of the Colchian Throne, Barbarian Sorceress, and murderer of family and kings alike. Born to an Oceanid nymph and King Aeetes, granddaughter of the sun god Helios and niece of the sorceress Circe--it was no wonder that Medea would be destined for fame and magical prowess, but only the Fates might have predicted what a heavy hand the gods would play in making her the infamous ‘woman most loathsome’.

Jason, son of Aeson and rightful heir of Iolus, sought to take the throne from King Pelias, and so he embarked with the Argonauts on his famed quest for the golden fleece. His journey brought him to Colchis, where King Aeetes refused to give him the fleece unless he performed a series of impossible tasks. Having earned the favor of Hera, Jason was able to enlist the help of Aphrodite and Eros to bewitch Medea into an irrevocable love and devotion to Jason. With her guidance and knowledge, Jason was able to acquire the fleece and flee from Colchis with Medea in tow to ensure safe passage.

King Aeetes sent the Colchian fleet to pursue the fleece and his traitorous daughter, but Medea was compelled to outsmart them once more. She advised Jason to let her brother’s ship catch up to the Argo, allowing Apsyrtus to board. Medea then sliced her brother into pieces and threw the pieces into the sea, forcing Aeetes and his men to gather the remnants of Apsyrtus so that he might have a proper burial. The Argo then continued the long journey back to Iolcus, stopping by the island of Aeaea so that Circe could absolve them of the murder of Apsyrtus and regain the favor of the gods.

Jason and Medea were then married and returned to Iolcus to bring the golden fleece to Pelias, who had no intentions of relinquishing the throne to Jason. However, Pelias had made enemies of the gods, and so Medea’s fabricated love for Jason was weaponized once more. Medea convinced the daughters of Pelias that she could restore their father’s youth, cutting up an elderly sheep and placing it into a cauldron where she was able to use her sorcery to turn the sheep into a young lamb. Amazed by this sorcery, Pelias’ daughters murdered their father, cutting him into pieces and placing them into a cauldron under the impression that Medea would bring their father back to life, younger and more powerful than ever. However, Medea’s plan to see her husband take the throne was thwarted when Pelias’ son Acastus succeeded the throne instead and exiled Jason and Medea from Iolcus.

The pair fled to Corinth, where Medea bore Jason two sons--Mermerus and Pheres. However, Medea was a foreigner and thus her presence was not warmly welcomed in Corinth, and it was not long before Jason strayed to better his status. Jason became engaged to the daughter of King Creon, the princess of Corinth, claiming that it would make all of their lives more prosperous. Medea would not accept his excuses, professing that she had earned his respect and her place by his side after all she had done. Jason then trivialized her actions and devotion, attributing his success to the gods and sealing his own fate by the very weapon the gods had created for him.

In her anger, Medea enraged King Creon, who demanded both Medea and her children be banished from Corinth. Medea was able to buy herself time to develop a plan--one which came to her swiftly with the fortunate arrival of the traveling King Aegeus. King Aegeus of Athens had been desperately seeking a male heir. Taking pity on Medea in her devastation, Aegeus agreed to shelter Medea in exchange for her assistance with matters of his fertility. Aware of the violent choices she would soon make, Medea made Aegus swear an oath on the gods to protect her.

Medea knew she would not be allowed near the princess, as Creon himself feared her power, and so she sent her sons with gifts laced with the strongest poisons to bestow upon King Creon and the princess as a peace offering--a plight for the safety of her sons within the walls of Corinth if Medea herself fled in exile. The princess donned the gown and golden wreath delivered by the two boys, though her delight was short-lived. The poison worked rapidly, causing the princess to drop to the floor and foam at the mouth. She then burst into flames, flesh melting down to the bones, and Creon soon faced a similar fate as he attempted to put the fire out. 

Knowing her sons would no longer be safe in Corinth due to her violent actions, Medea decided there was only one way she could ensure the safety of her children from the people of Corinth and her final revenge on the man who had betrayed her. She murdered her own children, remaining in Corinth just long enough for Jason to see the aftermath of his betrayal before flying away with their corpses in a golden chariot pulled by two dragons, said to be a gift from her grandfather Helios. 

Medea retreated to Athens, where Aegeus was obligated to shelter her due to the oath he had sworn on the gods. However, Medea was true to her word and helped the King produce a male heir, carrying the child herself and shortly after marrying Aegeus to become Queen of Athens. Their son Medus would have been the only heir to the throne, but Medea soon discovered that Aegeus had fathered another son in his early travels--Theseus. 

Hoping to protect her son’s status as the next in line to succeed the throne, Medea attempted to get rid of Theseus before Aegeus realized the truth, sending him on what she had hoped to be an impossible quest (not unlike the one Pelias had sent Jason on to get the fleece). When that failed to deter him, Medea planned to use one of her poisons to get rid of him for good. However, Aegeus recognized Theseus’ sword as his own and thwarted Medea’s plan, banishing Medea and Medus from Athens.

Having nowhere in Greece left to turn, Medea returned to the very first home she had betrayed--Colchis. Once there, she learned that her father had lost the throne to his brother Perse due to his failure to return the golden fleece to its home. In a final act of revenge and familial loyalty, Medea used her sorcery to kill Perse, effectively restoring her father to the throne and ensuring that her son Medus would one day become king. Having come full circle, Medea was granted the gift of divine immortality from her grandfather Helios for restoring their family’s status.

The sorceress was infuriated by her newfound godyr status--her peace and happiness meddled with by the gods once more. Even death would not come to free her from their grasps, and so she was forced to become one of them. Medea remained by her family’s side for centuries, offering sorcery and guidance to the leaders of Colchis until the kingdom dissolved into the Persian Empire following the turn of the 6th century BC. After this, Medea took to the wind once more, traveling across Europe and Asia for decades at a time until her immortality could no longer remain inconspicuous. 

Often appearing under the guise of an apothecary owner, Medea has used her skills to finally acquire her life of peace and pleasure--lingering just beyond the reach and influence of others and avoiding matters of fate or the gods. Her tenure in Fellcrest marks one of the longest periods of time that she has stayed in one place for centuries, especially in a community surrounded by other immortals. While her apothecary keeps her afloat, she has also been known to make more illicit business agreements from time to time to keep her skills sharp and mind entertained.

[galusandmalus]

EVEN MORRRE MEDEA LOREEEEEEE

she went to persia"of Medea in Greece, and of her flight thereafter into Persia,"-Lucian: Of Pantomime, Of Dancing Invented hair dye

'The Carthaginians were the first to fit out a quadrireme, and it was built off hand by Bosporus. Medea of Colchis, the daughter of Aeetes, first devised the dyeing of the hair.- Eusebius: Preparation for the Gospel Book 10 thicc also medus got raised by charon.

"he came to Iolcus after long toil bringing the coy-eyed girl with him on his swift ship, and made her his buxom wife. And she was subject to Iason, shepherd of the people, and bare a son Medeus whom Cheiron the son of Philyra brought up in the mountains. And the will of great Zeus was fulfilled."-Hesiod: Theogony HYMN TO THE MUSES

ENGINEEERRRR????!!! (if this is the same Medea)

"For it is said that a woman, Medea, was formerly queen of those parts, who spanned the river underneath in a manner in which no river was ever bridged before; for she got stones, it is said, and copper and pitch and all that men have discovered for use in masonry under water, and she piled these up along the banks of the river. Then she diverted the stream into lakes; and as soon as the river was dry, she dug down two fathoms, and made a hollow tunnel, which she caused to debouch into the palaces on either bank like a subterranean grotto; and she roofed it on a level with the bed of the stream. The foundations were thus made stable, and also the walls of the tunnel; but as the pitch required water in order to set as hard as stone, the Euphrates was let in again on the roof while still soft, and so the junction stood solid."-Philostratus: The Life of Apollonius built a temple to venus to stop him from loving THETIS?? THE BEEF

"For it was a thing divulged abroad, concerning which Simonides made an epigram to be inscribed on the brazen image set up in that temple of Venus which is said to have been founded by Medea, when she desired the Goddess, as some affirm, to deliver her from loving her husband Jason, or, as others say, to free him from loving Thetis. The tenor of the epigram follows: For those who, fighting on their country’s side, Opposed th’ imperial Mede’s advancing tide, We, votaresses, to Cythera pray’d; Th’ indulgent power vouchsafed her timely aid, And kept the citadel of Hellas free From rude assaults of Persia’s archery." -Plutarch: Of Herodotus' Malice can cure infertility

"Aegeus also, and his whole private family, laboring under the same distemper; for Medea, having fled from Corinth, and promised Aegeus to make him, by her art, capable of having children, was living with him."-Plutarch: Life of Theseus

 PROBALY NOT MEDEA timeline wise this is like post bronze age but I like it and it shows that medea is a name used by the medes and I think that's funny also I'm pretty sure xenophon actually was in the area as a mercenary or something so he would actually know

"Here, as the story goes, Medea, the king's wife, took refuge at the time when the Medes were deprived of their empire by the Persians. To this city also the king of the Persians laid siege, but he was unable to capture it either by length of siege or by storm; Zeus, however, terrified the inhabitants with thunder, and thus the city was taken." -xenophon

[teatitty]

I only know Medea from the gates series but god she sounds like she's had a fucked life

Fates canon for Medea is VERY DIFFERENT from her Greek Myth. For instance, in Fate she and Jason were forced to marry, something neither of them were particularly happy about. In Greek Myth, however, Medea, as an adult, fell in love with Jason before the Argo thing and joined him on his quest but only if, should he succeed in finding the Golden Fleece, they would marry, and Jason went “cool that’s fair”

The scholar Apollonius claims that Medea only helped Jason because Hera convinced either Apollo or Eros to make Medea fall in love with him but, like most things, there are many different accounts about this and some of them have Medea falling in love with Jason without any divine interventions.

Either way, they had up to 14 children and were married for 10 years in Corinth before Jason abandoned her for the King’s daughter, Glauce. Up until the 5th Century BC two variants of what happened next existed, but now there’s been a recorded five based on Pausanius’ findings in the 2nd Century AD 

Eumelus, a poet, claims Medea killed her own children on accident. Creophylus, however, says the children were murdered by the citizens of Corinth and Euripides says that Medea murdered two of her own children on purpose as part of her whole revenge trip against Jason (along with sending a poisoned fleece to Glauce which caused the death of both Glauce and her father).

Medea’s deliberate killing of her children became the standard for later writers. She flees from Jason to Thebes and then to Athens, where she meets and marries Aegeus and they have one son together, Medus, although Hesiod made Medus the son of Jason instead.

When Aegeus’ long lost son, Theseus, shows up, Medea tries to convince Aegeus that Theseus is a threat and should be killed in an attempt to keep Medus’ inheritence. Aegeus figures out the truth, however, and Medea flees once again with Medus in her flying chariot, and goes back to Colchis.

There are various and many versions of Medea’s story, and Diodorus Siculus, a historian from the BC era, wrote: "Speaking generally, it is because of the desire of the tragic poets for the marvelous that so varied and inconsistent an account of Medea has been given out." 

Euripides’ play about Medea (named after her, in fact) is the most famous version of her story, though by far isn’t the only one to have existed. The first depiction of Medea, in fact, is credited to “Argonautica” by Apollonios Rhodios, where Medea was a young woman who, unlike Euripides’ play, had a more supporting role 

Both versions of Medea have their own interesting characteristics. Apollonios’ version is more of a “young hand maiden” archetype but she has a lot of conflicted feelings about betraying her family because of her love for Jason. In Euripides’ writings, Medea has a lot of traits that, at the time, were seen as more “masculine”, namely her intelligence, skill and cunning manipulations.

Regardless which story of Medea you read, the one consistency is that Jason wouldn’t have been able to complete his quest without her help, which is pointed out and referenced many times in ancient texts and contemporary works

So. Yeah

[tylermileslockett]

Theseus #3 (Medea and the Poisoned Cup)

After undergoing the customary rites to be cleansed from bloodshed, Theseus arrives in Athens. With a high reputation of his heroic deeds he receives an invitation to the King’s banquet. But only the Queen Medea recognizes Theseus to be the son and heir. Afraid for the legitimacy of her son Medus, she schemes, convincing an elderly King Aegeus that this new guest comes with ill intent. But when Theseus holds aloft his sword to cut his meat, the King recognizes his son, and knocks the poisoned cup from his hand.   Medea, knowing her deception will not go unpunished, flees the banquet, and kingdom with her son.

Here is an opportune time to give a brief overview of the fascinating and complex Medea. Her grandfather was the sun god Helios, and her father was king Aeetes (son of Helios and Perseis, an Oceanid). Despite her divine parentage, Medea is most commonly portrayed as mortal with magical abilities. Medea was a devout follower of Hecate, goddess of magic and necromancy.

Her first introduction is as the princess of Colchis assisting Jason to acquire the golden fleece. The lovers flee Colchis, and with the king’s army in pursuit, Medea and Jason sacrifice her brother Absyrtus. They throw his dismembered body parts into the water, forcing the king to slow and collect his dead son, allowing the argonauts to escape. Many years later having settled in Corinth, the love between the two sours, shown in the play “Medea” by Euripides. When Jason abandons her to marry the princess Glauce, Medea creates a poisoned dress for the new bride which takes the brides life. Most shockingly of all, Medea murders her own two sons in a bloody act of revenge.

Although in Euripides’ play we can empathize with her as a betrayed and lonely outcast, in Theseus’ tale she is shown in a more villainous light, when she breaks the sacred social contract in ancient Greek culture of Xenia (hospitality and protection of the guest by a host). Zeus was the patron god of Xenia, and this cultural value is a major theme in Homer’s Odyssey.

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[community-gardenss]

uh lets see if Medea has any other surviving sons... what do you think of Thessalus, the last king of Iolcus?

honestly there's a LOT less information about Thessalus, especially compared to Medus. I'm fairly certain he's only truly mentioned in a single bit of Diodoros Siculus' bibliotheca historica. So any thoughts I have about him are less about his character and more about my own interpretation I guess.

I think it's interesting that he's sort of narratively the opposite to Medus, dealing with his father's line rather than Medus with his mother's. As well as the idea that he succeeds where Jason failed in regaining control of his father's homeland, the land which is his by birthright. Especially since his return to iolcus is generally quite peacefull, the old ruler dead and the throne waiting for him. It sort of feels like he takes a more stereotypically Greek role where Medus follows his mother in her 'foreign' values. But even then, his story isn't one of revenge against his mother for what she did to his brothers, which is interesting to me. It feels like Thessalus and Medus both break the cycle of tragedy their parents existed under by refusing to seek vengeance against them. Medus in refusing to seek out his father, and Thessalus in refusing to seek out his mother.

Logically the stories of both Thessalus and Medus existed as one way to explain the origin of Thessaly and Medes but there's at least a little bit of interesting info to think about there in the margins.

[solaetis-moved-blog]

CASTER (MEDEA) HEADCANON AND PORTRAYAL SUMMARY DUMP

Just a rundown of all the myth & canon interpretations I follow! I do not stick with one version alone. I mix them and take what for me makes the most sense for the character of Medea that I know of.

For Fate/Stay Night roleplayers, I can write her in any route. I will go along the with the route of your muse 'cause I'm flexible like that. I can play her at any canon point in Fate/Hollow Ataraxia as well.

For Fate/Grand Order roleplayers, all routes in Fate/Stay Night are sort of canon for my Medea. This doesn't mean all of it happened to this specific incarnation, just that she has recollections of all the events that transpired during the fifth war including the bad endings.

More info below!

She learned Magecraft through the Moon Goddess Hecate and from her aunt the Goddess Circe, who was also a disciple of Hecate.

She was very close to Circe and respects and admires her in great amounts and was always her ideal vision of a true witch.

Medea, in truth, is not really a witch. She is skilled in Magecraft, but it did not make her one. Her title as a witch is only granted to her as an attempt to berate and demean her for having magic powers.

She was cursed by Aphrodite to fall in love with Jason under Hera’s orders.

She was very to devoted to the Greek Gods despite not being Greek herself which earned her a place in Elysium where she was said to have eventually married Achilles. She has no memories of her life in Elysium as a Servant.

Medea is Colchian and not Greek. This makes her an Asian woman. 

She has utmost respect towards Heracles for the time she spent with him and the Argonauts. He also gave her a place to stay when she had nowhere else to go in exchange of healing Hera's curse upon him.

Because Medea was not Greek, she was often shunned, if not envied, by those around her. After Jason, there was nowhere she could return to. There was no place left that will accept her.

Theseus was with the Argonauts, but he was young at that time and Medea did not recognize him when they met once again, this time in Athens and she became Aegeus' wife.

Aegeus didn't know that Theseus was his son and wanted him dead for his powers were a threat to Aegeus' position as a King. For Medea, who bore him a son, Aegeus learning Theseus' birth right was a threat to her son Medus.

Medea tried to poison Theseus after he returned successful in his quest to capture the Marathonian Bull. But Aegeus' realized that Theseus was his son due to his sword and sandals and knocked back the cup of poisoned wine. Medea fled afterwards with Medus.

There is no consistent depiction of how Medea's life has ended, so I have mixed some interpretations I've read.

When Medea fled Athens, her son Medus was exiled and he returned to Colchis only to find out that King Aeetes was murdered by his brother.

Medus was then captured by King Perses so that there was no one who could challenge his claim to the throne. Medea, having heard this, returned to Colchis to free her son. She deceived Perses and made Medus the King. She died of old age, grieving still.

My Medea did not kill her children. The Corinthians killed her children, but because she found the bodies first and have been caught by Jason holding them, she was accused of their murder.

Her Fate incarnation knows that she killed them to hurt Jason as a result of her lore being bastardized, but she has no recollections of doing so. She simply believes this because it's what's installed in her Spirit Origin.

Her hatred is not restricted to Jason alone, but towards the world who had betrayed her without an end. Still, majority of her agony is a product of his actions.

My interpretation of Medea is heavily focused on this. It plays a huge role in how I write her, so she's not as chill as she is in canon.

Medea's hatred towards Aphrodite and Jason is clear.

Being told that she was coerced to fall in love with Jason mocks her for it was the only thing she had left of value. She also believes it takes away the responsibility behind the cruel acts she made because of her love for him.

If Medea has to acknowledge that she fell in love with Jason because of Aphrodite, that would mean that she cannot take responsibility for her crimes. So she does not, for she knows to herself that she committed vile acts of her own volition.

Her acknowledging her crimes and knowing it is wrong is her only proof that her love for Jason was real and not manipulated through celestial means. She did them because she wanted to be useful and she truthfully loved him.

My Medea despises Berserker!Heracles because his existence disrespects the hero that he used to be. She thinks he is nothing but a pile of muscle with a face and wants nothing to do with him.

She doesn't acknowledge Jason, Achilles & Perseus as heroes.

She dislikes socializing with men in general, especially the handsome, cunning and eloquent ones. She has learned first hand that sophisticated men aren't to be trusted.

I'm a slut for Medea/Kuzuki, Medea/Women & Medea/Respectful Master. 

She helped Jason steal the Golden Fleece in exchange of him agreeing to marry her and he did.

She left Colchis with the Argonauts alongside her brother Apsyrtus, which she cut to pieces and scattered his flesh into the seas to delay the pursuit of her father King Aeetes.

Medea's room in Chaldea is dark and brooding with no signs of modern technology. Even her door can only be opened by dispelling the field that surrounds it. She has various skeleton pets inside of her room that she uses to help her in certain activities such as Myrmekes as cleaners, Alectryon as an alarm clock, Crows for water fetching etc.

Medea named her skeleton creatures after her family members from Colchis as a way to help her cope with the fact that she can never return to them anymore. So when she returns to her room, it signifies "coming home". This is why she considers her room sacred. Should one be given the permission to enter her room in Chaldea, know that it is a heightened level of intimacy for her. Invading it, however, is a high grade insult and thoroughly offensive. She will hate you for it.

Medea makes tea brews that she only shares to a few people. Each are named after certain ties she had in life such as Golden Fleece, Argonautica etc. They range in hundreds that she displays on a large cabinet.

In Fate verse, Atalante was indeed with the Argonauts, making Medea and Atalante the only women to ride the Argo Ship. They've had a very genuine friendship, but parted ways afterwards, Whether or not Atalante retained her respect to Medea when things went downhill is unknown.

SOME RANDOM RAMBLINGS

since erika and i are talking about it... remember when i said that medea's wish is to go home? and her idea of going home is simply not returning to specifically to colchis but to possibly revert the life she had when she decided to leave so medea's idea of "going home" is returning to the time wherein she was still princess of colchis and she never left. if she never left, her relationship with her family will not be compromised. she would have avoided a large scale of tragedy. medea dies as an ambitionless old woman in my interpretation. she had spent her remaining dies waking up, sleeping, monotonously doing her everyday routine. in her every revenge completed, a part of her dies, and she has died completely when everything was over and done with. she wants to use the grail for that. to return to the time where she was most content with herself. as a servant she's incarnated with her hatred of the world being her only pillar to keep on going. medea wants to be a normal person so she's desperate for the grail.

if i have to explain medea's feelings towards aphrodite, eros and hera it's really all too simple? she lamented that they have had a hand in her suffering but medea knows the workings of the gods and there's no law which states that they have to be fair in the first place. one man would wish something from the gods, and another would wish for something which opposes the other. it's always a matter of having to choose who deserves their assistance more and medea accepted that the three favored jason more because he prayed to them the same way hecate, circe and zeus favored her because her prayers for them were stronger and they were medea's revered gods. so yes, medea hates being a tool for gods' entertainment, but not to the point wherein she'd kill one because she still respects them to some degree

[fatefulones]

👨‍👩‍👧 Medea and her children

“…They were good kids, honest kids…I…I did not mean-” she stares at her hands before shaking her head. “Alcimenes and Thessalus were my sons, kind and loving, we sometimes used to play together….then J-Jason left and I…I…” 

“…I-I am s-so sorry I t-took them…but I do not k-know..only Medus survived.. and I helped him take the throne of  Colchis…the only good thing I ever d-did for my children.”