Overview
daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis in Greek mythologyWikidata record description. Read Medea in the Wikipedia reader.
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 17
Kinship in an account 2
Family 15
- child of (child) Aeëtes son of Helios in Greek mythology
- child of (mother) Clytia mythological Greek character, mother of Medea
- child of (mother) Eidyia Oceanid of Greek mythology, spouse of Aeetes
- child of (mother) Eurylyte mythical character
- child of (mother) Hecate Greek goddess
- parent of (child) Alcimenes Greek mythical character, son of Jason and Medea
- parent of (child) Eriopis mythical daughter of Jason and Medea
- parent of (mother) Medus son of Medea with either Aegeas or Jason
- parent of (child) Mermerus figure in Greek mythology, son of Jason
- parent of (child) Pheres son of Jason and Medea
- parent of (child) Thessalus Greek mythical character, son of Jason and Medea
- parent of (child) Tisander Greek mythical character, son of Jason and Medea
- sibling of Absyrtus mythical brother of Medea
- married to Aegeus mythical king of Athens
- married to Jason Greek mythological hero, son of Aeson
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