How did Euripides adapt the myth of Medea for his play Medea?

In his tragedy Medea, Euripides adapts the traditional Greek mythology surrounding the character by focusing the narrative on her life in Corinth after her earlier adventures with Jason.123

While mythological accounts often emphasize her role as an enchantress or her past actions in Colchis and Iolcos, Euripides centers the play on the domestic betrayal she faces when Jason abandons her to marry the daughter of King Creon. The dramatist uniquely frames her subsequent decision to murder her own children and the princess as a consequence of a profound internal struggle between her love for her sons and her intense sense of injury.123

By highlighting her mistreatment, Euripides transforms Medea into a complex figure who serves as a representative of women’s oppression. Despite the brutality of her revenge, the play is noted for its ability to evoke sympathy for her, ultimately allowing her to escape justice by fleeing in the chariot of her grandfather, the sun-god Helios.31