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Medea / Kerry Greenwood.

By: Series: Delphic women trilogy. 1 Publication details: Bittern, Vic. : Clan Destine Press, 2011, ©1997.Description: 429 p. : 1 map ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780980790030 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • A823.3 23
Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in an electronic version via the Internet.
Summary: Medea, Soreress Princess of Colchis, securer of the golden fleece. Her very name is a byword for infamy. Legend had it that she murdered her own children for revenge. But love in Ancient Greece was often a dangerous game, and legends are not always what they seem. Medea, devoted wife of Jason, was also a loving mother, a loyal friend to Herakles and a brave adventurer with the Argonoughts. A woman both betrayer and betrayed, the real story of Medea is strange, sensual and heroic.
List(s) this item appears in: 1st in Series - Fantasy Fiction | Australian Fantasy Fiction
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Fiction - Fantasy GRE Delphic Bk.1 Available 052791
Total reserves: 0

First published in Australia: Reed Books, 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 428-429)

Medea, Soreress Princess of Colchis, securer of the golden fleece. Her very name is a byword for infamy. Legend had it that she murdered her own children for revenge. But love in Ancient Greece was often a dangerous game, and legends are not always what they seem. Medea, devoted wife of Jason, was also a loving mother, a loyal friend to Herakles and a brave adventurer with the Argonoughts. A woman both betrayer and betrayed, the real story of Medea is strange, sensual and heroic.

Also available in an electronic version via the Internet.

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