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Medea or Medéa is a female given name. From the Greek Μήδεια Mēdeia, possibly meaning someone who is pondering^[1] or cunning. In Greek mythology Medea was a sorceress from Colchis who helped Jason gain the Golden Fleece. They were married, but eventually Jason left her for another woman. For revenge Medea slew Jason's new lover and also had her own children by Jason killed. Georgian popular tradition attributes the origins of the term Medicine to Medea's name

Name Days

Czech: 4 September
Hungarian: 4 September

Famous bearers

Amadea Palaiologina of Montferrat (1418–1440), queen consort of Cyprus
Medea Chakhava (1921-2009), Georgian theater and film actress.
Medea Dvorská, Czech girl living in Parsifal Imanuel's denomination in Belgium.
Medea, is a princess from Colchis (Western Georgia) in Greek mythology
Medea Amiranashvili (b. 1930), Georgian opera singer and film actress.
Medea Japaridze (1923-1994), Georgian theater and film actress.
Medea Benjamin, United States of America world famous peace activist (See Wikipedia)

References

^ Medea: A New Translation. University of California Press, 2019, p. 12

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[1] Medea: A New Translation. University of California Press, 2019, p. 12

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 *[[Medea]], is a princess from [[Colchis]] (Western Georgia) in Greek mythology
 *[[Medea Amiranashvili]] (b. 1930), [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]n opera singer and film actress.
-*[[Medea Japaridze]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]n theater and film actress.
+*[[Medea Japaridze]] (1923-1994), [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]n theater and film actress.
 *[[Medea Benjamin]], [[United States of America]] world famous peace activist (See Wikipedia)