“The Rape of the Sabine Women” by Giambologna(Jean de Boulogne’s), Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy
“Plutarch noted that ‘the bride shall not of herself cross the threshold into her new home, but be lifted up and carried in, because the Sabine women were carried in by force and did not go in on their own accord.’ This linkage of marriage to rape has survived until today. Our custom of carrying the bride over the threshold stems from the ancient legend of the Rape of the Sabines.” (Images of Rape: The “Heroic” Tradition and Its Alternatives by Diane Wolfthal, pg. 17)
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