Od ofiarności do (nie)zależności. Interpretacja mitu o Demeter i Korze-Persefonie w postfeministycznych retellingach new adult
From Sacrifice to (In)dependence: Interpretation of the Myth of Demeter-Ceres and Core-Persephone in (Post)feminist New Adult Retellings

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyse postfeminist interpretations of the myth ofDemeter and Kore based on two novels: Neon Gods by Katee Robert (2021) and Girl,Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald (2023). The fate of the daughter of the goddess ofthe harvest, who was abducted by the ruler of the afterlife, serves as the foundationfor retellings whose central theme is the process of female maturation and the asso-ciated challenges. The above-mentioned writers see Kore-Persephone as as a highlyrelevant figure for the modern world: just like the heroes and heroines of new adultnovels, Demeter’s daughter undergoes a journey of self-discovery and regainingcontrol over her own life, while confronting the opposition of the patriarchal soci-ety in which she lives. The purpose of the analyses is to answer the question of howthe authors (re)created the myth of Kore-Persephone.

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