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title: Medea Before the Infanticide
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17047/medea-before-the-infanticide/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-02-10
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# Medea Before the Infanticide

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Medea Before the Infanticide](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17047.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17047.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) painting depicting [Medea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Medea/) just before murdering her children. Discovered in the peristyle of the House of the [Dioscuri](https://www.worldhistory.org/Castor_and_Pollux/) in [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/). 1st century CE.

Naples National Archaeological Museum, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2023, February 10). Medea Before the Infanticide. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17047/medea-before-the-infanticide/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Medea Before the Infanticide." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 10, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17047/medea-before-the-infanticide/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Medea Before the Infanticide." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Feb 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17047/medea-before-the-infanticide/>.

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