Post #8: Medea by Euripides

In my classical cultures class, a interesting Greek folktale was assigned, this mythology interested me the most because of its interesting twist compared to the other Greek tales I've read about. This myth was used as a play back in the Greek times, and is still very well known in modern day times. The myth centers its story around a women who is not like any other Greek women, she is known as an barbarian because of what she can do when you get on her bad side. In the myth her husband leaves her for the princess of Colchis, however he was only considering himself in that situation. Since he was younger his dream was to become the King of any society, because of the chance to rule the land his father once ruled. But Medea didn't understand that, what she understood is that Jason, her husband she had done so much for and had two kids with is tired of her and left her for another women. Medea is furious over the idea, the current king of the Colchis realizes how Medea can be, and to protect his family he demands her to leave from Colchis. He gives her 24-hours to do so, however Medea takes this chance to not only kill the Princess, and King of Colchis but even her own kids. Medea wanted Jason to feel the pain she felt, and didn't want a constant reminder of him with his kids. The myth interested me in the sense of not hearing anything like that before, its not everyday that a mother kills her children.