Medea

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/mɪˈdiːə//məˈdiːə/

proper noun

An enchantress who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece.

OriginAncient Greek Μήδεια →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesAn enchantress who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΜήδεια
  2. EnglishMedea

From Ancient Greek Μήδεια (Mḗdeia).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Μήδεια
  • Μήδεια (Mḗdeia)enchantress in Greek mythology
Arabic مِيدِيَا
  • مِيدِيَا (mīdiyā)enchantress in Greek mythology
Catalan Medea
  • Medeaenchantress in Greek mythology
Chinese Traditional 美狄亚
  • 美狄亚 (Měidíyà)enchantress in Greek mythology
Czech Médea, Médeia
  • Médeaenchantress in Greek mythology
  • Médeiaenchantress in Greek mythology
Dutch Medea
  • Medeaenchantress in Greek mythology
Estonian Medeia
  • Medeiaenchantress in Greek mythology
French Médée
  • Médéeenchantress in Greek mythology
German Medea
  • Medeaenchantress in Greek mythology
Greek Μήδεια
  • Μήδεια (Mídeia)enchantress in Greek mythology
Hebrew מדיאה
  • מדיאהenchantress in Greek mythology
Indonesian Medeia
  • Medeiaenchantress in Greek mythology
Irish Méidé
  • Méidéenchantress in Greek mythology
Italian Medea
  • Medeaenchantress in Greek mythology
Japanese メーデイア
  • メーデイア (Mēdeia)enchantress in Greek mythology
Korean 메데이아
  • 메데이아 (Medeia)enchantress in Greek mythology
Latin Mēdēa
  • Mēdēaenchantress in Greek mythology
Latvian Mēdeja
  • Mēdejaenchantress in Greek mythology
Lithuanian Medėja
  • Medėjaenchantress in Greek mythology
Polish Medea
  • Medeaenchantress in Greek mythology
Portuguese Medeia
  • Medeiaenchantress in Greek mythology
Romanian Medeea
  • Medeeaenchantress in Greek mythology
Russian Меде́я
  • Меде́я (Medéja)enchantress in Greek mythology
Simplified Chinese 美狄亞 /美狄亚
  • 美狄亞 /美狄亚 (Měidíyà)enchantress in Greek mythology
Spanish Medea
  • Medeaenchantress in Greek mythology
Turkish Midia
  • Midiaenchantress in Greek mythology
Ukrainian Меде́я
  • Меде́я (Medéja)enchantress in Greek mythology
Vietnamese Medea
  • Medeaenchantress in Greek mythology

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Medea

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Medea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medea

MLA

“Medea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Medea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medea.

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