Medea

Summary

Medea is a mythological Greek character^[1]. She ranks in the top 0.83% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,645 views/month, #11 of 1,333).^[2]

Key Facts

• Medea's father was Aeëtes^[3].
• Medea's mother was Eidyia^[4].
• Medea's mother was Clytia^[5].
• Medea's mother was Hecate^[6].
• Medea's mother was Eurylyte^[7].
• Among Medea's spouses was Jason^[8].
• Medea was married to Aegeus^[9].
• A child of Medea was Mermerus^[10].
• A child of Medea was Pheres^[11].
• A child of Medea was Medus^[12].
• A child of Medea was Alcimenes^[13].
• A child of Medea was Tisander^[14].
• A child of Medea was Thessalus^[15].
• Medea's image is recorded as Medea-Sandys.jpg^[16].
• Medea is recorded as female^[17].
• Medea's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[18].
• Medea's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 172332095^[19].
• Medea's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 13099635^[20].
• Medea's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 242146284266615330091^[21].
• Medea's GND ID is recorded as 118579878^[22].
• Medea's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2014012419^[23].
• Medea's IdRef ID is recorded as 027470083^[24].
• Medea's Commons category is recorded as Medea (mythology)^[25].
• Medea's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09sbf^[26].
• Medea's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2016908799^[27].

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Origins and Family

Medea's father was Aeëtes^[3]. Mothers listed include Eidyia^[4], an Oceanids^[28]; Clytia^[5]; Hecate^[6], a goddess^[29]; and Eurylyte^[7], a mythological Greek character^[30].

Personal Life

Spouses include Jason^[8], a mythological Greek character^[31] and Aegeus^[9], a mythological Greek character^[32]. Children include Mermerus^[10], a mythological Greek character^[33]; Pheres^[11], a mythological Greek character^[34]; Medus^[12], a mythological Greek character^[35]; Alcimenes^[13], a mythological Greek character^[36]; Tisander^[14], a mythological Greek character^[37]; and Thessalus^[15], a mythological Greek character^[38].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Medea include she hypothesis^[39], a hypothesis^[40]; Medeola^[41], a taxon^[42]; Médée^[43], a literary work^[44], written by Pierre Corneille^[45]; 212 she^[46], an asteroid^[47]; and Medea Dome^[48], a mountain^[49].

Why It Matters

Medea ranks in the top 0.83% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,645 views/month, #11 of 1,333).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] She is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for her include she hypothesis^[39], a hypothesis^[40]; Medeola^[41], a taxon^[42]; Médée^[43], a literary work^[44], written by Pierre Corneille^[45]; 212 she^[46], an asteroid^[47]; and Medea Dome^[48], a mountain^[49].

FAQs

Who were Medea's parents?

Medea's father was Aeëtes^[3]. Medea's mother was Eidyia^[4].

Who was Medea married to?

Medea's spouses include Jason^[8] and Aegeus^[9].