: an enchantress noted in Greek mythology for helping Jason gain the Golden Fleece and for repeatedly resorting to murder to gain her ends
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Pasolini takes direct inspiration from the late, legendary Italian auteur Pier Paolo Pasolini (no relation), who removed all the ornament and finery from his classic adaptations of Medea and Oedipus to better focus on the emotions and psychology of his characters.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
Take the Signature Suite, for example, where guests enter via an open-plan bathroom featuring a clawfoot tub set beneath a frieze of Jason and Medea.
—Emily Lush, TIME, 25 July 2024
First Light Eau de Parfum (herbs and florals), and Maison Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Medea Eau de Parfum (fennel and bergamot).
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024
Photograph: Medea Giordano The 40-ounce BruMate Era fits better in the Calpak but doesn't work in the Dagne Dover.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 29 June 2024
Those specifics, the Munich and Medea of it all, add up to a level of convincing, upsetting, and messy reality.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
January 12, 2020: Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale's Medea opens at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Byrne and Cannavale costarred as an estranged married couple in a limited run of Medea at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, according to Playbill.
—Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
Photograph: Medea Giordano Both of these light therapy masks are FDA-cleared, and both companies offer only a 30-day return policy.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 3 May 2024
Emphasizing the urgent need for safe havens helped paint a dark portrait of a country in moral decline, where madwomen emerge from the attic and Medea crosses the border to the United States.
—Maria Laurino, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
Take the Signature Suite, for example, where guests enter via an open-plan bathroom featuring a clawfoot tub set beneath a frieze of Jason and Medea.
—Emily Lush, TIME, 25 July 2024
First Light Eau de Parfum (herbs and florals), and Maison Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Medea Eau de Parfum (fennel and bergamot).
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024
Photograph: Medea Giordano The 40-ounce BruMate Era fits better in the Calpak but doesn't work in the Dagne Dover.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 29 June 2024
Those specifics, the Munich and Medea of it all, add up to a level of convincing, upsetting, and messy reality.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
January 12, 2020: Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale's Medea opens at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Byrne and Cannavale costarred as an estranged married couple in a limited run of Medea at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, according to Playbill.
—Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
Photograph: Medea Giordano Both of these light therapy masks are FDA-cleared, and both companies offer only a 30-day return policy.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 3 May 2024
Emphasizing the urgent need for safe havens helped paint a dark portrait of a country in moral decline, where madwomen emerge from the attic and Medea crosses the border to the United States.
—Maria Laurino, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
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“Medea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medea. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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