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The Myth of Io and Female Cyborgic Identity
2020
The figure of Io, the priestess of Hera seducted by Zeus and turned into a cow that wanders from Argo to Egypt pursued by a gadfly, shares in Hera’s bovine imagery and can be considered as a mythical paradigm of the unavoidable ‘yoke’ of love and marriage for women. She actually takes back a fully human aspect by means of conceiving and bearing Epaphus, a son with a name that tells his exceptional conception and divine birth. In the light of readings of some core studies concerning the theory of the cyborg, this paper aims at showing that the girl-heifer – sometimes also represented as a girl-bull, a possible link with Dionysus as hypostasis of sexual potency and fertility – does not only u…
Un destino paradigmatico. L'ibrido e la necessità del γάμος nel mito di Io
2018
The main stages in the myth of the Argive Io are seduction by Zeus, being guarded by “all-seeing” Argos, her bovine hybridization and mad wanderings from Argos to Egypt, and finally her return to the human form and the birth of Epaphus, Zeus’ son. The agent of Io’s hybridization is either Zeus or Hera. Another aspect of this myth is the rejection of one’s love – also of marriage – for the purpose of preserving a condition of virginity and of “freedom” that is anomalous for women. If it is the case that Hera is the cause of Io’s evils, the girl herself appears as the paradigm of the unavoidable “yoke” of love and marriage for women, especially in Aeschylus’ Suppliant Women. Io shares the sam…
Assessment of the impact of herd management on sensorial quality of Charolais heifer meat
2004
International audience; Meat industry and some consumers often criticize beef meat because the organoleptic quality and tenderness are highly variable and difficult to predict. So, beef meat consumption could be penalized, by the marketing of an irregular quality product. * There are many livestock rearing methods in France to produce beef meat, depending on the region, the breed used, the feeding used (and so on).