... with men because she can beat them at their game. She can snatch away from them what they have denied her. However, I postpone an in depth analysis of her character and situation to be done in the following pages. I shall now examine both the textual as well as mythological references to ascertain how Euripides portrayed Medea and how his portrayal was different from ... Pelias in their absence. Akastus, Pelias' son, banished them into exile. Jason's desire to reclaim his throne having been dashed for good, they now went to settle in Corinth. Creon, the King of Corinth, had no son to su...

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