Named for the daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis {see planet  (1135)} and niece of Circe {see planet  (34)}. Medea was a powerful enchantress, she aided Jason {see planet  (6063)} in obtaining the Golden Fleece, she restored Aeson, Jason’s aged father, to the vigor of youth, and she caused the death of Glauce {see planet  (288)}. When Jason abandoned her, she killed their two children and fled to Athens. There she married Aegeus, king of Athens, became jealous of his son Theseus, and finally left him and returned to Colchis. (Z 161) _ _.