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Saturday, September 3rd, 2011
Did Medea kill Jason for infidelity? Or only their children?
We know Jason and his Argonauts for their brave act in that “Golden Fleece” adventure. The sorcerer princess Medea supported and later married Jason but also killed their children. It seems her act was revenge against his infidelity. Does it mean he was survived and let the children to die? Or whether he too murdered by Medea?
No, Jason lived. It would have been all too easy if he’d died–then he wouldn’t have to deal with the guilt and remorse after his wife and children died. Medea killed them off (among others) and went away to Athens in Helios’s chariot (he was her grandfather, and she had powerful friends in Athens.)
I think Medea might have been a parable to caution against the use of magic (well, illegal/unethical means, in a broader sense) for personal gain. You can’t have a powerful witch kill for you and bear your children and then throw her over when you meet some rich chippy who’ll let you live on her Greek island. Either you live with your witch lover or you don’t get to use her powers for yourself. Or maybe it was just to caution against taking advantage of a powerful woman by exploiting the fact that she loves you. Maybe that’s a little closer to the truth. I think the spells and potions just make it a better story. Killing the kids just shows Jason what he could have had with her–when her love turned sour, she’d rather that the kids die than live with their traitorous father. Technically, she probably could have taken them with her, what with the deity relatives and all…but that’s not how the story goes. Oh, well.
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