Dangerous Beauty: The Impact of Gender in Two Abduction Myths: A Lesson Plan
Target Audience:
This lesson is intended for advanced readers of LatinObjective:
Students Will Be Able To: analyze
the impact of gender in the abduction myths of Persephone (Ovid, Metamorphoses
V.385-408) & Hylas (Propertius, Eleg. I.20)
Essential Questions
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How does gender impact Greco-Roman myths
of abduction and assault?
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How does Greco-Roman literature treat the
theme of beauty as a curse?
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What
can we learn by comparing different cultures’ perspectives on gender and violence?
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