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The term "barbarian" is Greek in origin. The Greeks used it for any races that were not of a Greek origin, especially those that were very different from themselves. Because most of these "barbarians" regularly assaulted Greek cities, the term gradually evolved into a rude insult, a person who was a sub-hum ....
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.... revenge.
The Nurse calls Medea a "strange woman." She is anything but typical. Euripides admits from the outset that this is a bizarre tale of an exceptional human being.
Two great pains tear Medea; her betrayal of her own country and her exile, and the betrayal of Jason. The two are interwoven and double her sorrow. Guilt, loneliness, rejection, and love, all affect her. Of course Medea is barbarian. She came from a different country; she is violent, and everyone knows that she possesses a unique and in somewhat supernatural power to make people to do things her way. These chara ....
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