Medea Sightings

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• Medea by Euripides 432BC

  This is the play about Medea and we have a ton to say about it.

  
  
• The Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius 301BC - 202BC

  Check out Medea and Jason’s days with the Argonauts in this ancient poem.

  
  
• The Argonautica by Valerius Flaccus 101BC - 2BC

  Another version of the Quest for the Golden Fleece by the author often recognized for having the most ridiculous name ever.

  
  
• The Library of History by Diodorus Siculus 101BC - 2BC

  Here’s more on Medea, Jason, and the Argonauts. And hey, another fun name.

  
  
• The Metamorphoses by Ovid 201 - 300

  Ovid gives you all the gory details of King Pelias’s death at the hands of his own daughters—brought to you by the cunning of Medea.

  
  
• Medea by Seneca 50

  The Roman playwright puts his own spin on Medea’s revenge.

  
  
• Medea 1969

  Big time opera star, Maria Callas, stars as the tortured sorceress.

  
  
• Medea 1983

  Zoe Caldwell takes her turn as Medea in this film.

  
  
• Medea 1988

  Revolutionary director Lars von Trier puts an artsy spin on the tragedy in this film.

  
  
• Medea 2005

  Medea goes modern in this TV miniseries.

  
  
• The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan 2010

  Medea tries to use magical “charmspeak” to convince some young demigods to chop each other into little pieces in this follow-up series to Percy Jackson.