Medea Nationalmuseum

In Greek mythology, Medea is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios. Medea features in the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, appearing in Hesiod’s Theogony around 700 BC but best known from Euripides’ tragedy Medea and Apollonius of Rhodes’ Argonautica. Medea is known in most stories as a sorceress and is often depicted as a priestess of the goddess Hecate.

This sculpture by the French artist Jean-Jacques Pradier depicts the section of the narrative in Jason and the Argonauts where Medea, forced to fall in love with Jason by Aphrodite and Eros, escapes with him after distracting her father by killing her brother Absytus. In some versions Medea is said to have dismemebered her brother’s body and scattered his parts n an island, knowing her father would stop to retrieve them for a proper burial.

Our figures are made by hand using high quality natural marble stone therefor each piece is unique and may slightly be different in shape and color.

★ Can be placed in the living room, garden, bonsai office, bedroom, bookstore, study, library, store, desk, car.

★ Gift idea for your friends and family, for those who are struggling, tired, depressed.

Material: natural marble

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