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Opinions presented in the papers are the personal views of writers, based on their researches and do not express the opinions of the Editorial Board nor of the institutions where the authors are employed. Focusing on the most revisited ancient motherβdaughter myth, that of Demeter and Persephone, the paper engages with some of Demetercentered appropriations of the myth in contemporary poetry written by women.
While concerned with possibilities of revival and regeneration, contemporary poetic renditions of the mythic framework offer a whole array of plots and images that tend to both perpetuate and challenge original versions of the myth by reassessing the dynamics of mother-daughter disengagement and reunion. The myth of the two goddesses who were not antagonistic to each other, but formed a strong mother-daughter bond despite persistent male interventions meant to disrupt and sever female solidarity, serves as a foundation of modern and contemporary matrilineal narratives.
The need to draw upon ancient mythology in general and the most authentic mother-daughter myth in particular stems from the urge to reconnect with suppressed and long-neglected female heritage.
