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    Area of Science:

    • Toxicology
    • Medical Humanities
    • Classical Studies

    Background:

    • Medea is famously depicted as a sorceress who used a poisoned garment to kill her rivals.
    • Euripides' account details symptoms of extreme inflammation and death upon contact with the garment.
    • These symptoms align with modern understanding of immune contact sensitivity reactions.