Medea (name)

Medea (name)

Medea is female given name. From the Greek Μηδεια Medeia, possibly meaning either to ponder or cunning. In Greek mythology Medea was a sorceress from Colchis who helped Jason gain the Golden Fleece. They were married, but eventually Jason left her for another woman. For revenge Medea slew Jason's new lover and also had her own children by Jason killed.

Name Days

  • Czech: 4th September
  • Hungarian: 4th September

Famous bearers

  • Medea Dvorská, Czech girl living in Parsifal Imanuel's denomination in Belgium.
  • Medea, is a woman in Greek mythology

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Medea — 1 Original name in latin Mda Name in other language Lambdia, Medea, Medeah, Medeja, Mda, Медея State code DZ Continent/City Africa/Algiers longitude 36.26417 latitude 2.75393 altitude 910 Population 147707 Date 2012 01 19 2 Original name in latin …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Medea, Italy — Infobox CityIT img coa = official name = Medea name = Medea region = Friuli Venezia Giulia province = Province of Gorizia (GO) elevation m = 132 area total km2 = 7.3 population as of = Dec. 2004 population total = 918 population density km2 = 126 …   Wikipedia

  • Medea (The Icemark Chronicles) — Medea The Icemark Chronicles character Medea as portayed on the US Cover First appearance Blade Of Fire …   Wikipedia

  • Medea — • A titular see of Thrace, suffragan of Heraclea Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Medea     Medea     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Medea Benjamin — Born Susan Benjamin September 10, 1952 (1952 09 10) (age 59) Freeport, New York Residence …   Wikipedia

  • Medea Mei-Figner — Medea Iwanowna Figner, auch Mei Figner (russisch Медея Ивановна Фигнер; geborene Mei; * 4. April 1859 in Florenz; † 8. Juli 1952 in Paris), war eine russische Opernsängerin (Mezzosopran und Sopran) italienischer Herkunft. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Medea (2009 film) — Medea is a film created in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 2009. The film was based on the tragedy of the same name by the Roman poet Seneca the Younger. The plot is based on the famous myth about the Argonauts and the Golden Fleece. It shows the… …   Wikipedia

  • Medea — f Name borne in classical mythology by a Colchian princess who helped Jason to steal the Golden Fleece from her father. Later, however, she was abandoned by Jason in favour of Creusa (or, in some versions, Glauce). She took her revenge by killing …   First names dictionary

  • Medea — This article is about the Greek mythological figure. For other meanings, see Medea (disambiguation). Medea by Evelyn De Morgan. Medea (Greek: Μήδεια, Mēdeia, Georgian: მედეა, Medea) is a woman in Greek mythology. She was th …   Wikipedia

  • Medea (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Arts 1.1 Ballet 1.2 Cinema 1.3 Literature …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”