Publication: Amazonas: el mito de la sociedad invertida y su huella en la representación de la mujer a lo largo de la historia
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Pérez López, Pilar
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Universidad de Murcia, CEPOAT
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La mitología griega se caracteriza por exponer relatos fantásticos configurados en base a la sociedad griega de época clásica, considerada patriarcal. El mito de las amazonas, mencionado por Heródoto y Homero, presenta una comunidad formada exclusivamente por personajes femeninos. Esto provoca que las amazonas asuman cargos sociales “masculinos”, como la lucha y el gobierno. El desarrollo de una sociedad diferente al “orden natural” es calificado como un acto de “barbarie”. En concreto, la comunidad amazónica se define como una “sociedad invertida”, pues los roles sexuales son alterados. El mito se desarrolla en el área geográfica oriental, pues las amazonas tienen contactos con los persas. Asimismo, se aborda el amplio legado en el que se manifiesta el imaginario del mito, representadas en cerámicas áticas y en obras posteriores como “Sergas de Esplandián” y “Wonder Woman”.
Greek Mithology is characterized by exhibit fantastic tales configured on the basis of the classical Greek society, considered patriarchal. The myth of the Amazons, mentioned by Herodotus and Homer, presents a community formed solely by female characters. This causes the Amazons to asume “male” social positions, such as battle and government. The development of a society different from the “traditional order” is described as an act of “barbarism”. Specifically, the Amazonian community is defined as an “inverted society”, since sexual roles are altered. The myth develops in the Eastern geographical area, because the amazons have contacts with the persians. It also addresses the extensive legacy in which the imaginary of myth is expressed, represented in Attic ceramics and later works such as “Sergas de Esplandián” and “Wonder Woman”.
Greek Mithology is characterized by exhibit fantastic tales configured on the basis of the classical Greek society, considered patriarchal. The myth of the Amazons, mentioned by Herodotus and Homer, presents a community formed solely by female characters. This causes the Amazons to asume “male” social positions, such as battle and government. The development of a society different from the “traditional order” is described as an act of “barbarism”. Specifically, the Amazonian community is defined as an “inverted society”, since sexual roles are altered. The myth develops in the Eastern geographical area, because the amazons have contacts with the persians. It also addresses the extensive legacy in which the imaginary of myth is expressed, represented in Attic ceramics and later works such as “Sergas de Esplandián” and “Wonder Woman”.
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Alejandría : revista de estudiantes y doctorandos de Historia y Arte, N. 4, 2025, 157-173
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