MEDEA'S ESCAPE

Question 1

When was the Medea’s Escape pot made?

Answer 1

400 BC

Question 2

Where was the Medea’s Escape pot made? 🇮🇹

Answer 2

Southern Italy

Question 3

Name the 8 characters and their positions on the Medea’s Escape pot 🗣️

Answer 3

1) Medea - centre of vase framed by halo-sun
2) Two Furies - one on either side at the top of the vase
3) Jason - bottom left
4) Mermerus and Pheres - bottom right
5) The Tutor and the Nurse - far, bottom right

Question 4

What play is the Medea’s Escape pot based off and when was it first performed? 🖖🏾

Answer 4

‘Medea’ by Euripides, first performed in 431 BC

Question 5

Explain the background context and current events for the scene in the Medea’s Escape pot

Answer 5

1) Background Context
- Jason, Medea’s hubby, cheated with a younger women, so Medea killed their two sons (Mermerus and Pheres)

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