The story of Medea, written by the Greek poet Euripides, is about a woman who goes on a vengeful killing spree, after being scorned by her husband, Jason. Having already killed prior to that her scorn fed her murderous impulses. Her worldview indicates that she prays to the gods/goddess to go unpunished for her sins. She seeks out revenge for those who have caused her pain. As a result, Medea believes that revenge is justified. Medea seeks revenge to justify how her husband Jason has mocked her. To validate her revenge she seeks help through her partner goddess Hecate, patron of witchcraft. She appears to be a helpless woman, in order to gain her assistance in evil craftiness to avenge her honor and answer her prayers. Her worldview of the
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I will bury them myself./ Bearing them to Hera’s temple on the promontory; / So that no enemy may evilly treat them / By tearing up their grave. In this land of Corinth / I shall establish a holy feast and sacrifice / Each year for ever to atone for the blood guilt” (p. 719).
She believes that by burying the children at Hera’s temple, they will be protected and, by the annually holding a feast and sacrifice, to atone for the blood guilt, which would allow for her to not be held accountable for their deaths. However, revenge is justified for Medea knowing that her children will be safe and she will be innocent of their blood. Medea found many ways to justify her desire for revenge and believed that she was righteous according to her view of the gods to which she prayed. However, according to the Christian worldview, she would have been sinning against the Almighty God in her endless pursuit. In fact, through the apostle Paul, God instructs believers to turn away from vengeance:
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:19-21, King James
I will bury them myself./ Bearing them to Hera’s temple on the promontory; / So that no enemy may evilly treat them / By tearing up their grave. In this land of Corinth / I shall establish a holy feast and sacrifice / Each year for ever to atone for the blood guilt” (p. 719).
She believes that by burying the children at Hera’s temple, they will be protected and, by the annually holding a feast and sacrifice, to atone for the blood guilt, which would allow for her to not be held accountable for their deaths. However, revenge is justified for Medea knowing that her children will be safe and she will be innocent of their blood. Medea found many ways to justify her desire for revenge and believed that she was righteous according to her view of the gods to which she prayed. However, according to the Christian worldview, she would have been sinning against the Almighty God in her endless pursuit. In fact, through the apostle Paul, God instructs believers to turn away from vengeance:
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:19-21, King James