Did Medea kill Jason for infidelity? Or only their children?

Question

We know Jason and his Argonauts for their brave act in that “Golden Fleece” adventure. The sorcerer princess Medea supported and later married Jason but also killed their children. It seems her act was revenge against his infidelity. Does it mean he was survived and let the children to die? Or whether he too murdered by Medea?

Answer 1

No, Jason lived. It would have been all too easy if he'd died--then he wouldn't have to deal with the guilt and remorse after his wife and children died. Medea killed them off (among others) and went away to Athens in Helios's chariot (he was her grandfather, and she had powerful friends in Athens.)

I think Medea might have been a parable to caution against the use of magic (well, illegal/unethical means, in a broader sense) for personal gain. You can't have a powerful witch kill for you and bear your children and then throw her over when you meet some rich chippy who'll let you live on her Greek island. Either you live with your witch lover or you don't get to use her powers for yourself. Or maybe it was just to caution against taking advantage of a powerful woman by exploiting the fact that she loves you. Maybe that's a little closer to the truth. I think the spells and potions just make it a better story. Killing the kids just shows Jason what he could have had with her--when her love turned sour, she'd rather that the kids die than live with their traitorous father. Technically, she probably could have taken them with her, what with the deity relatives and all...but that's not how the story goes. Oh, well.

Answer 2

it would seem only the children got it.

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Medea

In Greek mythology, the daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis. After helping Jason, leader of the Argonauts, to obtain the Golden Fleece from her father, the two were married and she returned with him to Iolcos, where she killed the king who had deprived Jason of his inheritance. Forced into exile, the couple settled in Corinth. In Euripides' tragedy Medea, Jason later deserts her for the daughter of King Creon, and Medea takes revenge by killing Creon, his daughter, and her own two children by Jason before fleeing to Athens.

Answer 3

Medea's revenge on Jason for abandoning her was to kill their children and feed them to him, and then tell him what he had just eaten. He consequently went mad, but she did not kill him directly.

Answer 4

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