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Demeter; according to an Arcadian myth, Demeter was being pursued by her brother Poseidon, and she changed into a horse to escape him. Poseidon, however, transformed himself into a horse and, after cornering Demeter, raped his older sister, resulting in her giving birth to Despoina , a mysterious goddess, and Arion , a divine horse.
List of rape victims from ancient history and mythology; A. Aethra (mother of Theseus) Alcmene; Antiope (mother of Amphion) Apemosyne; Arang (Korean folklore) Auge;
Rape in Greek mythology is a common motif. The struggle to escape from sexual pursuit is one of the most popular motifs of classical mythology.This type of pursuit and struggle could be those of gods assaulting mortals, or mortals upon other mortals, and less commonly also the attacks of mortals upon gods (for example, Ixion's assault of Hera) and gods upon other gods (Poseidon and Demeter ...
In Greek mythology, the people of Athens were at one point compelled by King Minos of Crete to choose fourteen young noble citizens (seven young men and seven young women) to be offered as sacrificial victims to the half-human, half-taurine monster Minotaur to be killed in retribution for the death of Minos' son Androgeos.
In Greek mythology, Medea (/ m ɪ ˈ d iː ə /; Ancient Greek: Μήδεια, romanized: Mḗdeia; lit. ' planner, schemer ') [1] is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis.In the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, she aids Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece.
A new analysis of ancient DNA from the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá in Mexico challenges long-held misconceptions about the victims of ritual sacrifice.
Lakandánup (Kapampangan mythology): serpent goddess who comes during total eclipses; followed by famine; eats a person's shadow, which will result in withering and death; daughter of Áring Sínukuan and Dápu [23] Sidapa (Bisaya mythology): the goddess of death; co-ruler of the middleworld called Kamaritaan, together with Makaptan [18]
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium,” Episode 3 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” This story also contains a discussion of sexual assault.
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