Medea prepares the cauldron to boil the pieces of Pelias, Jason's uncle, but does put in the magic potion.
In ancient Greek mythology, the Greek hero Jason sought the Golden Fleece in Colchis to bring it back to his uncle Pelias, who had usurped the throne of Iolcus from Jason's father. With the aid of Medea, the daughter of Aeetes, the king of Colchis, Jason snatched the fleece. Medea fell in love with Jason and left Colchis with him. Back in Jason's home of Iolcus. Medea deceives the daughters of Pelias into thinking that if she cuts up their father and boils the pieces in her cauldron, she can make him come out whole and young. In this 1901 illustration, Medea is shown preparing the cauldron and boiling the pieces of Pelias - but she deceives the daughters int hat she uses another solution that will not allow the pieces to come back together.
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