Lysistrata

[ lis-uh-strah-tuh, lahy-sis-truh-tuh ]

noun

1. a comedy (411 b.c.) by Aristophanes.

Lysistrata

1. An ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes . The title character persuades the women of Athens (see also Athens ) and Sparta , which are at war, to refuse sexual contact with their husbands until the two cities make peace.

Example Sentences

She promoted their own Lysistrata moment, convincing the women to deny sex to their husbands until the fighting ended.

From The Daily Beast

When two parties are already of one mind, as Lysistrata observes, they are not long in coming to an understanding.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Lysistrata the mention of the phallus in connection with the motive of the play is of the last degree of vulgarity.

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It is not conceivable that the Lysistrata of Aristophanes could be presented on any public stage in Christendom.

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There is nothing unwholesome or suggestive about the "Lysistrata" designs: they are as as frank, free, and outspoken as the text.

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But it is to his credit that though the theme invited suggestiveness he at least avoided the licence of The Lysistrata.

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