The Medea of Euripides and Seneca: a female monster labeled a Greek hero

Abstract EN

Medea is the epitome of a Greek epic transgressive creature.

By gathering the forces of Hecate, the harpies, the gorgons, and other monstrous creatures, Medea became the epithet for female monsters.

This paper aims at exploring her psyche and to dismantle the idea that she drives her monstrosity from a masculine identity but rather exposes that motherhood is the core of her monstrosity.