Exhibits

'On the murder of Eratosthenes' (speech by Lysias)

Athenian Law

Jason’s confession

Act I, Scene 1

Polluxes criticism

Act I, Scene 3

Jason's political sense

Act I, Scene 1

Jason’s infidelity

Act I, Scene 2

Medea’s menace

Act I, Scene 4

Jason

Act V, Scene 7

Jason, now old, remembers Medea while talking to Melita, a nymph priestess at the temple of Aphrodite.

The Argonauts

VV 1350-1360

Medea justifies her revenge to Jason

The messenger describes to Medea the agonizing death of Creusa and Creon.

Fifth stasimon (from v. 1186)

The messenger recounts Creusa's reaction to the arrival of her sons and Jason's mediation to save them from exile.

Fifth stasimon (from v.1144)

The Chorus invites the Nurse to reason with Medea once again.

Parodo (vv. 180-189)

The Nurse reflects about Jason's role as husband and father

Prologue (vv. 83-118)

Medea rejoices at the messenger's words recounting the deaths of Creusa and Creon.

Fifth episode

The messenger informs Medea that Creusa and Creon are dead.

Fifth stasimon

The pedagogue informs them that the children will be able to stay with their father and his new wife, and that they are safe from exile.

Fifth episode

The Chorus reports on the state in which it saw Medea and comments on her condemnation to exile.

III Scene (vv. 356-364)

Creon decrees exile for Medea, then, persuaded by her, grants her one more day in Corinth.

II scene (vv. 316-324; 347-354)

Medea is plagued by doubts about her plan to kill her children.

Third episode

Jason wounds Medea with harsh words of ingratitude

Anapestic verse introducing the Parodo and Parodo

Medea, overwhelmed by grief and humiliation, is in the grip of madness and invokes death to find peace.

Anapestic verse introducing the Parodo and Parodo

The Nurse explains the reason for Medea's pain.

Prologue

Eros strikes Medea with his arrow

Argonautica, Book III, lines 286-230

Hera and Athena conspiring

Argonautica, Book III, lines 24–35

Medea

Photograph of a stage performance

Medea killing her son

Painting on a chalice

Medea (modern title)

Roman wall painting

The Death of Creusa

Oil on canvas

Medea

Sculpture

Medea

Oil on canvas

Medea

Collage

Lady Hamilton as “Medea”

Oil on canvas

Medea fleeing Corinth

Painting on a chalice

Médée

Covers of graphic novels

Jason repudiates Medea

Oil on canvas

Medea

Film Poster

Médée

Theatre Poster

Jason

Oil on canvas

Medea

Mythological Painting

Miss Clairon as Medea

Oil on canvas

Medea's Goodbye

Oil on canvas

Furious Medea

Oil on canvas

Medea

Jason and Medea scene

Medea’s chariot

Lithograph

Medea

Photograph of a stage performance

Medea with her dead children, flees Corinth on a chariot drawn by serpents

Oil on canvas

Jason and Medea

Oil on canvas

Status of foreigners

French legislation

Status of the married woman

Custom of Paris (French legislation)

Homicide and exile: Draco’s Law

Athenian Law

The authority of the male guardian (kyrios)

Athenian Law

A foreign homeland: Colchis

Royal authority in Corinth

Cives Romani ("Rights of Roman Citizens")

Roman Law

Matrimonium cum manu ("Marriage under the husband’s authority")

Roman law

Women’s perpetual guardianship

Roman Law, Twelve Tables

ius vitae necisque ("the right of life and death")

Roman Law, Twelve Tables, Table IV, Paternal Powers

Being guilty of a crime is a punishment in itself

Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius)

Exile as loss of identity

Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius)

Revenge destroys the avenger

De Ira (On Anger), Book III, chapter 27

Anger as a destructive force

De Ira (On Anger), Book I, chapter 1

Intersectionality

Encyclopedia Britannica

Medea poisons the robe destined for Creusa

Act 4, Scene 2, lines 816-848

The nurse observes Medea's spells

Act 4, Scene 1, lines 670-739

The chorus prays for Jason's life

Act 3, Scene 3, lines 579-669

Jason refuses to let his children leave with Medea

Act 3, Scene 2, lines 541-550

Medea announces her intentions to the nurse

Act 3, Scene 1, lines 415-430

The messenger announces the death of Creon and Creusa

Act 5, Scene 1, lines 879-896

Creon meets Medea

Act 2, Scene 2, lines 179-275

The nurse tries to reason with Medea

Act 2, Scene 1, lines 150-175

Jason’s confession

Act I, Scene 1

Polluxes criticism

Act I, Scene 3

Jason's political sense

Act I, Scene 1

Blessings of the newlyweds

Act I, Scene 2, lines 56–106

Murder and conclusion

Act V, scene 1, lines 982-1027

Medea hesitates to kill her children

Act V, scene 1, lines 910-953

Medea responds to Jason

Act III, scene 2, lines 447-489

Jason comes to meet Medea

Act III, scene 2, lines 431-446

Medea's Monolog

Act I, scene 1, lines 1-55

Jason's Infidelity

Act I, Scene 2

Medea's Menace

Act I, Scene 4

Jason

Act V, Scene 7