| LC control no. | no2014012419 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Medea, consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character) |
| Variant(s) | Medea, Queen, consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character) Μήδεια, consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character) Mēdeia, consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character) |
| Biography/History note | Medea is a Greek mythological figure, the daughter of Aeetes, King of Colchis. She is the wife of Jason, who leaves her for the daughter of the king of Corinth. Medea avenges this betrayal by killing their children. |
| Located | Corinth (Greece) |
| Special note | Non-Latin script reference not evaluated. |
| Found in | Euripides. Euripides' Medea, 2013. Wikipedia, 29 January 2014 (Medea; Μήδεια; Greek mythological figure; daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis; wife of Jason, who later leaves her for Glauce, daughter of the king of Corinth; she avenges her husband's betrayal by slaying their children) Zimmerman, J. Dictionary of classical mythology, c1964: p. 161 (Medea; daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis ; after Jason abandoned her, Medea becomes the wife of King Aegeus of Athens) |
| Invalid LCCN | sh 85082827 |
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