Beginning with the Argonauts' tale, which recounts the love affair between Jason and Medea, the book explores the transformations in the character and actions of the infamous child murderer. While Euripides focuses on female honor and broken oaths, Seneca already portrays her as a raging figure who craves the ultimate crime. The tragedy transforms the tale of child murder into a double love tragedy, with Medea evolving from a storm and stress figure into a melancholic heroine who bids farewell to the despised world through murder. The book concludes with critical remarks on Christa Wolf's Medea novel and Heiner Müller's Medeamaterial.