@femfederation Polyxena is technically neither a “rape” nor a “abduction.” It’s the ritual sacrifice of a young Trojan woman after the fall of Troy. Btw, it is a violent and symbolically powerful episode, which can also be read in terms of patriarchal or sacrificial violence against women
@femfederation Polyxena is technically neither a “rape” nor a “abduction.” It’s the ritual sacrifice of a young Trojan woman after the fall of Troy. Btw, it is a violent and symbolically powerful episode, which can also be read in terms of patriarchal or sacrificial violence against women
@DolkkiDolkki@femfederation Bc Rape has given rise to a complex semantic evolution that has led to the modern meaning of sexual violence, particularly in English.
@femfederation Praxiteles created famous sculptures of mythological figures (e.g. Aphrodite of Cnidus), but the direct link between a work of hers and linguistic codification in English in the 17th century is not supported by known sources
@femfederation the reference to Praxiteles is probably an error or an unconfirmed critical legend.
Corinne J. Saunders, Rape and Ravishment in the Literature of Medieval England (2001)
Etymologia da Online Etymology Dictionary
@femfederation In art history, works such as the Rape of Proserpina are translated as Rape of Proserpina, but the term today is problematic.
The confusion between rat and rape has grown over time due to the semantic change of the word rape in English
The derivation from abduction is correct but
@femfederation Polyxena is technically neither a “rape” nor a “abduction.” It’s the ritual sacrifice of a young Trojan woman after the fall of Troy. Btw, it is a violent and symbolically powerful episode, which can also be read in terms of patriarchal or sacrificial violence against women
@femfederation “Ratto” means “abduction by force,” often with implications of sexual coercion in ancient myths or tales, but it is not a direct and modern synonym for rape. In mythological or artistic contexts, however, it can also imply rape, depending on the narrative.