SCOUT· 46%52m·2026-10-29·HistoryMedea 1: Child killer
Medea is one of the most intriguing characters in Greek mythology: a sorceress, scion of the sungod, and a serial killer. In the first part of a new series, Mary and Charlotte begin with the incident for which she is most famous: the murder of her own children. The main source for this version of her story is…
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“Thank you so much, Mary and Charlotte, for such an enlightening analysis of Euripedes’ play. And, oh, how I envy you both for getting to see Diana Rigg play Medea! I searched YouTube for video clips of her performance and found nothing, but…”
“I have read Euripides' version and Seneca's version!!”
“It’s unforgettable the description by Ovid of Medea’s soul and feelings after meeting Jason”
“A decade or so ago I was asked to help put on a school production of Medea (I'd been teaching it for several years by this point, so it seemed the best option). I had to cut it down a fair bit to fit the time we were given for the performan…”
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