List of rape victims from ancient history and mythology

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Rape is a common topic in history and mythology. A list of notable victims from history and mythology includes:

Leda from Greek mythology; In many versions of the story, Zeus merely seduces Leda. In William Butler Yeats versions of the story, Leda and the Swan she was raped by Zeus.
Cassandra from Greek mythology; raped by Ajax the Lesser
Chrysippus (mythology) from Greek mythology; raped by his tutor Laius
Dinah from the Hebrew bible; raped by a Canaanite prince and avenged by her brothers
Artemisia Gentileschi, an Italian Baroque painter; raped by her tutor
Lucretia from Roman legend/history; raped by a prince, Sextus Tarquinius.
Philomela from Greek and Roman mythology; raped by her brother in law
Rindr from Norse mythology, raped by Odin in Saxo Grammaticus' version of the engendering of Baldr's avenger
The Sabine women; raped by the founders of Rome according to its legendary history
Susanna (Book of Daniel) from the Hebrew bible; threatened with rape by two elders,
Tamar (2 Samuel) from the Hebrew bible; raped by her half-brother Amnon
Tsarevna Xenia Borisovna of Russia from Russian history; 16th/17th-century tsarevna raped by False Dmitriy I
Rogneda of Polotsk from Belarus/Scandinavian history; raped by her husband Yaropolk I of Kiev in the presence of her parents
The daughters of Leucippus, Phoebe and Hilaeira, were abducted, raped and later married by Castor and Pollux. In return, Idas and Lynceus, nephews of Leucippus and rival suitors, killed Castor.50

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