Medea: Journal 7

Although Medea and Jason both have very different attitudes towards the gods, the thing that they share in common is that they both have very close relationships with the gods. Medea and Jason call on the gods all throughout the play, showing the close relationship that they both share with them. However, both call on the gods differently. Medea chooses her relationships to be with the gods who preside over magic, wickedness, and other such things. "I shall not shrink from such a step, by Hecate, no: the goddess who abides in the shrine of my inner hearth- the one I reverence most of all the gods and have chosen to abet me" (Page 45). Hecate is the goddess who presides over magic and witchcraft, and Medea reveres her the most. This reveals the true nature of Medea. She seems to be evil and manipulative.
Jason, on the other hand, begs the gods to look upon what Medea did to her sons. He begs them to see her true nature and how evil she really is. "Zeus, do you hear how I'm at bay, dismissed by this ogress, odious woman, tigress besmirched with the blook of her young?" (Page 77). Jason seems to assume the position as a mere mortal to the gods, someone who can be manipulated by the emotions of the gods. This appears different from Medea, who seems to beg to the gods very little for anything. This then gives off the impression that Medea is almost an equal alongside the gods. This fits in with the end of the story, when she turns Jason's life into misery from the revenge from her anger. He seems to be just as much manipulated by Medea as he is by the gods. This idea of Medea being at a higher level than Jason or anyone else contributes to the idea of tragedy.