The notion of scopic drive is essential in psychoanalysis. However, the powers of the gaze are an ancient theme already present in Greek mythology. The article makes connections between ancient mythology, psychoanalytic concepts and clinical issues. What is scopic drive? The article takes up again the question of the scopic drive of its mythological foundations until its representations in the contemporary art to show that « to watch » and « to be watched » are complex activities in psychic life, in which the question of the mask is inscribed. This research presents and questions the psychic functions of the mask, from a metapsychological point of view
