She did not want to have with relations with either of them, but they forced her to, and this made her lose value as a woman. After Titus finds out that no man will want to marry his daughter because she is no longer a virgin, he kills his daughter to take her out of her misery. In The Story of Tereus, Procne, and Philomela, rape occurs within a family through marriage. During a trip to visit his Procne’s family Tereus falls in love with his wife’s sister. It says in the poem that once he arrived to where they were going to meet to reunite with the family that he immediately felt a burning passion in him towards Philomela, his sister in law; however, Philomela does not want to have relations with Tereus for two reasons, one she respects and loves her sister Procne, and two she does not have an attraction towards Tereus. Both women in these stories did not feel an attraction to the men that were attracted to them, but they were taken by force, out of lust, and
She did not want to have with relations with either of them, but they forced her to, and this made her lose value as a woman. After Titus finds out that no man will want to marry his daughter because she is no longer a virgin, he kills his daughter to take her out of her misery. In The Story of Tereus, Procne, and Philomela, rape occurs within a family through marriage. During a trip to visit his Procne’s family Tereus falls in love with his wife’s sister. It says in the poem that once he arrived to where they were going to meet to reunite with the family that he immediately felt a burning passion in him towards Philomela, his sister in law; however, Philomela does not want to have relations with Tereus for two reasons, one she respects and loves her sister Procne, and two she does not have an attraction towards Tereus. Both women in these stories did not feel an attraction to the men that were attracted to them, but they were taken by force, out of lust, and