The possibility of a Sisterhood Myth

Abstract

We will analyse a mythical scene between two female figurations: Baubo and Demeter. Our interest is to rescue a narrative of female alliance from the stories of rivalry between goddesses and between these and women, and from the stories if brotherhood between male figurations. This myth allows us to rebuild the image of a safe space for women, a place in which to share life and death, pain and joy. To achieve our goal, we will turn to the original sources as well as contemporary reflections on this myth. We will go on to analyse the elements that make up the narrative, developing the implications that  the could have for women in order to offer a general interpretation that leads us to extract considerations about the possibility of a genuine alliance between women.