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EuripidesMedea
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Paired Texts & Other Resources
Use these links to supplement and complement students’ reading of the work and to increase their overall enjoyment of literature. Challenge them to discern parallel themes, engage through visual and aural stimuli, and delve deeper into the thematic possibilities presented by the title.
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The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
- a retelling of The Odyssey from Penelope’s perspective
- The Penelopiad on SuperSummary
- a retelling of the Circe myth
- touches on the themes of witchcraft: the power of the word and Medea the hero
- Circe on SuperSummary
The Odyssey, Translated by Emily Wilson
- first translation of Homer’s The Odyssey by a woman
- an epic poem; a newer example of iambic pentameter
Other Student Resources
Mythology for Dummies Cheat Sheet
- provides a helpful guide for students to keep Greek gods straight
- episode of the podcast Myths and Legends that tells the story of Medea and Jason
- provides a slightly different interpretation of Medea but is useful for thinking about the story
Medea Entry in the Encyclopaedia Britannica
- provides context for Medea as a character
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