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Apollodorus Library
Passage from Perseus about Jason, the Argonauts, and Medea.

Argonautica
By the Alexandrian Apollonius Rhodius (3d C BC).

Bullfinch: The Golden Fleece
Thomas Bulfinch's retelling of the story of Medea, Jason, and the quest for the golden fleece.

Colchis
Map of Colchis and other places on the east coast of the Black

Euripides' Medea
From The Internet Classics Archive. The full text of the play translated by Coleridge.

Medea
Encyclopedia Mythica article.

Medea
Red figure vase (c. 470 BC) ram depicting Medea's magical ability to renew an old ram by boiling it.

Study Guide for Euripides' Medea
Temple University's Robin Mitchell-Boyask's guidance questions the sleaze factor and Medea's justification.

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