Medea by Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys (painted 1866-68); The painting was not accepted for the exhibition in the Royal Academy in 1868. This rejection caused a storm of protest.

A poster by Alfons Mucha, for a theatre piece starring Sarah Bernardt as Medea (1898)

In Greek mythology, Medea (/mɪˈdiːə/; Greek: Μήδεια, Mēdeia, Georgian: მედეა, Medea) is a sorceress of Greek mythology. She was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of the sun god Helios. She married the hero Jason, and had two children with him, Mermeros and Pheres. In Euripides's play Medea, Jason leaves Medea when Creon, king of Corinth, offers him his daughter, Glauce. The play tells of Medea avenging her husband's betrayal by killing their children.