Medea
pronunciation
How to pronounce Medea in British English:
UK [mi:ˈdiə]
How to pronounce Medea in American English:
US [mɪˈdiə]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father
Word Origin
- Medea
- famous sorceress, daughter of the king of Colchis, from Latin Medea, from Greek Medeia, literally "cunning," related to medos "counsel, plan, device, cunning," medein "to protect, rule over," from PIE root *med- "to measure, limit, consider" (see meditation).
Example
- 1. Euripedes tried to understand it when he wrote medea .
- 2. And medea , too , gets her revenge on him .
- 3. So why was I haunting its halls every night now , howling like medea ?
- 4. But l tell you that medea killed her children.homer , don 't be stupid .
- 5. Medea was very sweet , but sometimes she has a bad temper .