The Mythical Underworlds of Francis Stevens and Daphne du Maurier

This article analyses two stories by women writers (The Heads of Cerberus Francis Stevens (1952) and The Breakthrough Daphne du Maurier (1964)), which could both be considered as belonging to the genre science fiction. These do not follow ‘canonical’ or more popular type underworld narrative, especially idea katabasis descent encounter with dead, a motif has often been present in Western culture since classical antiquity generated numerous narratives. Rather, they evoke myth through use certain names (such Charon Cerberus) well exploring other concepts coincide ancient Greek accounts topography inhabitants world realm ruled over Hades.