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'''Medea''' is a figure appearing in the [[Greece|Greek]] myths.


'''Medea''' is a figure appearing in the [[Greece|Greek]] myths.
==Biography==
Medea married [[Jason]] of the [[Argonauts]], but sometime after, he abandoned her and their sons, [[Mermeros and Pheres]], to court the daughter of the King of [[Korinthia]], [[Glauke]]. In rage, Medea slew the boys.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia|Korinthia: Tomb of Medea's Children]]</ref>
Afterwards, she gave Glauke a poisoned cape causing the woman to throw herself into a [[Fountain of Glauke|fountain]] that since bore her name.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Korinthia|Korinthia: Fountain of Glauke]]</ref>


When Jason abandoned her and their sons, [[Mermeros and Pheres]], to court the daughter of the King of [[Korinthia]], [[Glauke]], Medea slew the boys.
At some point, Medea crossed paths with the [[Athens|Athenian]] hero [[Theseus]], and attempted to poison him.<ref name="The Long Game">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Long Game]]</ref>
Afterwards, she gave Glauke a poisoned cape causing the woman to throw herself into a [[Fountain of Glauke|fountain]] that since 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>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>


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 kill the hero [[Theseus]] by giving him a cup of poison to drink.<ref name="The Long Game">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Long Game]]</ref>
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 kill the hero [[Theseus]] by giving him a cup of poison to drink.<ref name="The Long Game" />


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

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Medea is a figure appearing in the Greek myths.

Biography

Medea married Jason of the Argonauts, but sometime after, he abandoned her and their sons, Mermeros and Pheres, to court the daughter of the King of Korinthia, Glauke. In rage, Medea slew the boys.[1] Afterwards, she gave Glauke a poisoned cape causing the woman to throw herself into a fountain that since bore her name.[2]

At some point, Medea crossed paths with the Athenian hero Theseus, and attempted to poison him.[3]

Influence

During the Peloponnesian War, the Daughters of Artemis named one of their campsites within the Valley of the Pegasos in Korinthia after her.[4]

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 kill the hero Theseus by giving him a cup of poison to drink.[3]

Appearances

References

  1. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyKorinthia: Tomb of Medea's Children
  2. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyKorinthia: Fountain of Glauke
  3. 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: OdysseyThe Long Game
  4. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey