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Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides. The story is based on the myth of Jason and Medea. Medea, formerly a princess of the Black Sea kingdom of Colchis, is the wife of the hero Jason. Her position within Greek society is put in peril when Jason takes another wife. Medea decides to take her fate into her hands and start a new life in Athens, but first she must start by murdering Jason and their two children.