Jason wants King Aeetus, of Aea, to return the golden fleece. King Aeetus plans on giving Jason and his men many hard tasks, when his daughter, Medea, becomes obsessed with Jason. Medea knows that her infatuation is unreasonable seeing as she doesn't know him at all. However, Medea can't stand the thought of her being cruel enough to let Jason die a horrible death. Medea decides whether to commit treason to help Jason. She trusts that Jason will remember her helping him and will marry her instead of ditching her at the last second.
Medea imagines glory as Jason's "savior" by helping him. She believes that she is not giving up on everything for a chance at a man because her country and family weren't as good as she thought they were. Medea tries to reason with herself that committing treason is, in fact, a bad idea. She snaps out of her infatuation nonsense wins a match with Cupid.
However, once Medea sees Jason again, love winds logic and Medea decides to commit treason to help Jason. Jason promises to remember Medea's help and marry her. Jason wins the golden fleece, and the two leave Aea and marry. Medea is an amazing wife who even expands Jason's father lifespan. And what does Jason do? He dumps her for another princess: Glauce, the daughter of King Creon of Corinth. Medea is upset and goes on a rampage.
Retelling Ideas:
Medea was being manipulated by the gods to fall in love with Jason, only for Jason to fall for another girl. The gods should have made either both of them fall in love or have them team up without forcing emotion.
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| Medea by Evelyn de Morgan. Source. |
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