Medea Jouranl 2

Compare and contrast Jason and Medea's interactions and attitudes towards the gods.
Medea is a person that can love and appreciate the rolls that the gods have. She has a role which plays right beside the gods, and having the gods help her when she needs to. While Jason is more distant from the gods, he uses them as an excuse to help him out of trouble but yet did he once took time to appreciate the gods.

Jason

"Well, as far as I am concerned, it was Aphrodite and no one else in heaven or earth who saved me on my voyage."(50;525-526)

-Jason here shows an example where he uses the god of love to help him out a tight situation, all he does was refer to the god he doesn't even go in dept with the god.

"Zeus, do you hear how I'm at bay[...]"(77;1405)

-Here Jason shows this control of the gods, asking Zues to notice him and to be seen. Expecting Zeus to do something about the whole situation.

Medea

"Never let Cypris the fierce Queen of desire propel My hear to a dissolute lust [...]" (53;637-639)

-Medea here shows how the gods and herself are on the same level of importance in the story. She's making it sound as if the god was a friend of hers and that she should let Cypris control her.

"O Zeus, what made you give us clear signs for telling[...]"(49;5160)

-Here Medea shows her relationship that she has with the gods, how they are playing a rold which are on the same level of importance.