Seneca’s version of the story of Medea, daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis, and her tumultuous passion for the argonaut Jason is an example of a new literary taste that is almost Baroque and impressionistic, where the visualization and exploration of the macabre and violent meets a strong attraction for magic and witchcraft. Medea, granddaughter of the Sun, niece of the sorceress Circe and, according to some legends, daughter of the witch Hecate, is a portentous and paradigmatic figure able to use all her superhuman gifts against nature and humanity.