A Report On The Translation Of Children's Educational Books From The Perspective Of Adaptation Theor

Rape was widespread in ancient Greek society,a phenomenon that concerned Athenian socio-politics,social life,and gender relations.However,because of the lack of a term corresponding to rape in the modern sense,scholars have been exploring whether it actually existed.In this paper,I discuss the basic shape of the phenomenon of rape in ancient Greece,how Athenian society treated raped women and rape,and how rape was problematized in law.The paper points out that in modern society,rape is an act of violence against any woman.However,in ancient Athenian society,women were unable to represent themselves politically and legally and were regulated by men,and rape affected not only the women themselves,but also involved the honor and shame of the family.Nevertheless,it can be inferred from the literary works of male authors that people could perceive emotions such as the pain and shame of rape for women.The treatment of raped women reflects the fact that women’s primary function is to produce legitimate children,and that rape undermines their sexual chastity,with implications for women’s own rights to marriage,life,and activity in the public sphere.In this context,rape that meets certain conditions is “rationalized” and can lead to a happy ending for the rapist,the victim,and the woman’s male relatives.In Athenian society,the legal punishment for rape was influenced by the values of the society and its unique legal system.Rape was legally understood more as an affront to the authority of the female victim’s family and male guardian,not just to the victim herself.Women’s sexual consent are sometimes considered by the law,but because women who are raped can only appeal through their kyrios,their wishes are not actually used as substantive legal evidence.Also,women’s kyrios would decide whether they would use available justice or self-help lynchings to punish rapists,depending on their personal interests.In conclusion,the different attitudes of the ancient Greeks and us toward rape reflect the moral code of their society.They both considered rape to be a non-rational act and did not severely restrict it in their actual social life and in their laws.We need to recognise that,firstly,sexual identity did not exist in Athenian society,and therefore rape was not considered a personal offence;and secondly,women,as subjects of procreation,were subject to stricter controls than men in terms of sexual purity.It is by grasping these two points that we can recognise the paradoxical nature of the phenomenon of rape of women in Athenian society,which valued the act itself while ignoring the will and rights of the individual woman.