Greek Gods
A Rape Culture Analysis
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Greek Gods
A Rape Culture Analysis
ZEUS
Zeus is often known as the King of the Greek Gods. However, Zeus also had many promiscuous relations with both immortal and mortal women without their consent. One of this affairs was with a woman named Leda, where he seduced her in the form of a swan. Click here to read more.
POSEIDON
Poseidon is known as the god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. Poseidon never married but, had multiple children. Posidon, like his brothers, had many abusive relationships with women. Two of his children are with the gorgon, Medusa whom he raped in Athena's temple. Click here to read more.
HADES
God of the underworld, Hades was the oldest of the three brothers. Ruling over the souls of the underworld, he ensured none left once they had arrived, including his wife Persephone. His deceptive and often violent methods of maintaining control of the underworld relate to the constructs of rape culture. Click here to read more.
Each location is color coded based on the myth the location appeared in. The gold pins represent the locations of the myth of Hades and Persephone: Eleusis and Boeotia, the location where Hades first saw Persephone and where he abducted her, respectively. The pink pins are locations significant to the myth of Leda and the Swan: Sparta is the land where Leda was queen, Taygetos is the hill where Leda “laid” the eggs that were Zeus’s children, and Tevfikye Köyü is the suggested location of Troy (Leda’s daughter was Helen of Troy). The green pins are settings for the myth of the Rape of Medusa (by Poseidon). The temple of Athena and the Temple of Minerva because both are used in different versions of the myth, the temple of Minerva in the Latin version and the Temple of Athena in the Greek. Kastellorizo is the island where the legend is said to have originated. Finally, the red pins are locations of shrines dedicated to the Gods that appeared in the myths we examined. To read more about the collectors who gathered the art related to the myths that were examined, click here. To experience the art, click here.
About Us.
Our names are Rebecca Carter, Shelby Giese, Kate Loving, Puja Patel, and Eunice Yun. We are a group of junior historians at George Mason University taking Honors 353: Contemporary Society and Multiple Perspectives. Our focus is specifically on Digital and World History as Seen through Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Myths. To read more about our reflection and rationale, click the link below.
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