Giasone's mythological characters and plots are typical of early Venetian opera. Such subject matter could be used for political purpose by the creators of libretti, many of whom were members of Academia degli Incogniti (“Academy of the Unknown”), a group of libertine, skeptical, and often pessimistic thinkers in Venice at the time when Giasone was produced.Bianconi, pp. 186-188 Often, these plots were modifies to reinforce inequitable gender rolesHeller, p. ?? or question authorities, most notably the Catholic Church and especially the Incogniti’s ultimate rivals, the Jesuits.Muir, Chapters 1 and 2
