Medea, the protagonist of Euripides's
play, represents both
love and heroism in the
work. The tragic end of the play, as well as the extreme actions prompted by her wounded love, however, makes her rather a contrast with characters in works where the outcome is more positive. Medea, in her capacity as hero, is thus compared with Odysseus from "The Odyssey" and with Penelope from the same work in her connection with love.
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