In
Greek mythology,
Medea (; ,
Medeia, ,
Medea) is a sorceress who was the daughter of
King Aeëtes of
Colchis, niece of
Circe, granddaughter of the sun god
Helios, and later wife to the hero
Jason, with whom she had two children,
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.