Μήδεια

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Etymology

Literally "cunning," from μήδεα (mḗdea, cunning, counsels, device, planning) +‎ -ιᾰ (-ia, feminine suffix), from μέδω (médō, to rule over, protect), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (to measure, give advice, heal).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μήδειᾰ (Mḗdeiaf (genitive Μηδείᾱς); first declension

  1. Medea

Inflection

Descendants

References

  • Μήδεια”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016
  1. ^ Room, Who's Who in Classical Mythology