Mitos Representasi Ibu dari Masa ke Masa

ABSTRACT: “The Myths of Mother Representations from Time to Time”. In the past, mother gained the prominent place in human life, because she was regarded as the subject, the leader, the goddess, the source of life with great power, and other high positions. Differences in natural conditions, changes in social, and cultural dynamics have caused differences in typology, function, and meaning of mother from time to time in each place, both in the East and in the West, so that there is a certain stereotype and myths on mother figure. Representation is something that is deliberately created or held with the aim to represent an item, so that has the characteristics of whatever it represents. This study was intended to examine the grouping of maternal representations, the changes of the stereotypes, and myths of mother figure from time to time by using the method of historical literature review. Mothers have always been portrayed as a figure that is in touch with nature, life, and fertility. At first, the mother was considered as the only source of life that blends with the universe. Then, the glorious depiction of a mother turned into a part that must be mastered and controlled during the Greek and Roman era. Although presented as a goddess of the fertile and gave birth to the gods/great (super) descents, the mother was portrayed not as the major force. The portrayal of mothers in the East is still described as the great mother, fertile, and having multi-powers. While in Indonesia, the mother is still depicted with nature, the land where human life, that must be respected.