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'''Medea''' is a figure appearing in the [[Greece|Greek]] myths. | '''Medea''' is a figure appearing in the [[Greece|Greek]] myths. | ||
When Jason abandoned her and their sons, [[Mermeros and Pheres]], to court the daughter of the King of [[Korinthia]], [[Glauke]], Medea slew the boys. | When Jason abandoned her and their sons, [[Mermeros and Pheres]], to court the daughter of the King of [[Korinthia]], [[Glauke]], Medea slew the boys. | ||
Afterwards, she gave Glauke a poisoned cape causing the woman to throw herself into a [[Fountain of Glauke|fountain]] that afterwards bore her name.<ref name="ACOd" /> | Afterwards, she gave Glauke a poisoned cape causing the woman to throw herself into a [[Fountain of Glauke|fountain]] that afterwards bore her name.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Daughters of Artemis]] named one of their [[Medea Camp|campsites]] within the [[Valley of the Pegasos]] in Korinthia after her.<ref name="ACOd" /> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Daughters of Artemis]] named one of their [[Medea Camp|campsites]] within the [[Valley of the Pegasos]] in Korinthia after her.<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
When [[Alkibiades]] fell ill at the 428 BCE [[Olympic Games]], [[Barnabas]] said that the man looked "like [he] drank from Medea's cup", referencing the story of how Medea attempted to poison the hero [[Theseus]] by giving him a cup of poison.<ref name="The Long Game">'' | When [[Alkibiades]] fell ill at the 428 BCE [[Olympic Games]], [[Barnabas]] said that the man looked "like [he] drank from Medea's cup", referencing the story of how Medea attempted to poison the hero [[Theseus]] by giving him a cup of poison.<ref name="The Long Game">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Long Game]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Revision as of 04:22, 8 March 2019
Medea is a figure appearing in the Greek myths.
When Jason abandoned her and their sons, Mermeros and Pheres, to court the daughter of the King of Korinthia, Glauke, Medea slew the boys. Afterwards, she gave Glauke a poisoned cape causing the woman to throw herself into a fountain that afterwards bore her name.[1]
Influence
During the Peloponnesian War the Daughters of Artemis named one of their campsites within the Valley of the Pegasos in Korinthia after her.[1]
When Alkibiades fell ill at the 428 BCE Olympic Games, Barnabas said that the man looked "like [he] drank from Medea's cup", referencing the story of how Medea attempted to poison the hero Theseus by giving him a cup of poison.[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Long Game