MEDEA


Meaning of MEDEA in English

/mi dee"euh/ , n.

1. Class. Myth. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.

2. ( italics ) a tragedy (431 B.C.) by Euripides.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .