Female body politics: “The Powerful Female Body” in mythological stories

Abstract

In this study, mythological aspects of the female body will be presented in relation to the powerful female body image. It is well-known that in ancient Greek culture, mythology was considered a source of power for male and female characters who were parts of mythological stories. However, the female power, or the power of being a woman, are considered significant for mythological female creativity, though its essence has always been neglected by the male oriented world. This man-made obstacle over female creativity has also been clarified in mythology, especially in mythological representations of goddesses or witches. On this basis, this paper aims to bring a close look to “the powerful women” as the mythological female heroines, witches and representatives in ancient Greece, namely Demeter & Persephone, The Amazons, Hecate, Medea and Medusa.

Keywords

• The female body,Greek mythology,goddesses,witches,the powerful women

Kadın bedeni politikası: Mitolojik hikayelerde “Güçlü Kadın Bedeni”

Abstract

Bu çalışmada Kadın Bedeni’nin mitolojik yönleri, güçlü kadın bedeni imgesi ile ilişkilendirilerek sunulacaktır. Antik Yunan kültüründe mitolojinin, mitolojik hikayelerin birer parçası olan erkek ve kadın karakterler için bir güç kaynağı olarak görüldüğü iyi bir şekilde bilinmektedir. Ancak, önemi her ne kadar eril merkezli dünya düzeninde ihmal edilse de; kadın gücünün ya da kadın olmanın verdiği gücün, mitolojik kadın yaratıcılığı için önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir. Kadının yaratıcılığı üzerinde erkeğin sebep olduğu bu engel, mitolojide, özellikle tanrıça veya cadıların mitolojik tasvirlerinde detaylı bir biçimde ifade edilmiştir. Bu bağlamda, bu çalışma, antik Yunan mitolojisinde kadın kahramanlara, cadılara ve isim vermek gerekirse Demeter ve Persephone, Amazon Kadınları, Hecate, Medea ve Medusa gibi mitolojik tasvirlere “güçlü kadın” gözüyle bir bakış açısı getirecektir.

Keywords

• Kadın bedeni,Yunan mitolojisi,tanrıçalar,cadılar,güçlü kadınlar

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