Mimicry and Mockery

Lucy Ellis
08-18-2022

Goddess of childbirth and family, Hera is one of the most well known deities in Greek mythology. Turning from mythological to biological, hERĪ± (human estrogen receptor alpha) is central to breast cancer. Greek letters and esoteric capitalization make this perverted echo visually apparent: She who seeks to bring together sharing the name of that which seems only to tear apart.