Tracing Arachne's Web examines the use of myth in works by American women novelists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, showing how both classical allusions and ethnic folk myth liberated these writers and enabled them to understand and experience their social and economic worlds. 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. This man-made obstacle over female creativity has also been clarified in mythology, especially in mythological representations of goddesses or witches. 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. 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. Ö 5 (A ğ u s t o s) / 2 0 9 Kadın bedeni politikası: Mitolojik hikayelerde "Güçlü Kadın Bedeni" / Ç Ekmekçi Abstract In this study, mythological aspects of the female body will be presented in relation to the powerful female body image. R u m e l i D E D i l v e E d e b i y a t A r a ş t ı r m a l a r ı D e r g i s i 2 0 1 9.
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