The Eye of the Gorgon: 22 Mythological Figures from a Feminist Perspective

Circe, Medusa, Pandora, Medea, Callisto, Psyche, Gaia, Persephone... We all know these figures from Greco-Latin mythology, but not as well as those of Ulysses, Perseus, Theseus or even Eros. Thank you, the male gaze, which for centuries has offered us stories written by men, translated by men, and intended for men. It's time for that to change! With this comic strip, Noémie Fachan makes a big splash in the anthill, and offers a feminist reinterpretation of 22 myths, rehabilitating 22 flouted, rebellious and angry figures. A modern and inclusive rewriting that opens the debate and offers us a powerful reflection on our current society: consent, female desire, rape culture, lesbophobia, ecofeminism...