Medea
by Euripides
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Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)
- Nurse, aged servant of Medea
- Tutor, to the children of Jason and Medea
- Medea, formerly princess of Colchis, now wife of Jason
- Chorus of the women of Corinth
- Creon, king of Corinth
- Jason, hero and captain of the Argo, husband of Medea
- Aegeus, king of Athens
- Messenger
- Children of Medea
- various unnamed attendants, servants, and guards
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Corinth: one of the major cities of Greece, both in mythology and in 5th century history. Located at the Isthmus of Corinth, the land bridge between mainland Greece (where Athens was) and the Peleponnesus (the hand-shaped peninsula where Sparta, Athens’ main rival, was located), Corinth had a very strategic position in controlling the movements of armies from one part of Greece to another. Corinth was also a very important sea-power. Historically, there were rites for Medea's children in Corinth, so Euripides is following tradition by placing the story there.
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