lysistrata
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4VERB + LYSISTRATA
wrote
LYSISTRATA + NOUN
comedy, sex
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about, in, on, unlike
ADV.
also
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A comedy by Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, a comic account of one woman's (Lysistrata) extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War by denying men sex.
The authors have drawn to some extent on the Lysistrata to aid them, but have fallen as far short of the fun as of the indecency of that memorable play.
The idea of a sex strike is as old as Aristophanes. Undoubtedly after a tiff with Mrs. Aristophanes, he wrote his “Lysistrata,” a comedy about wives who end the Peloponnesian War by resisting their husbands.
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
I drop the note on the floor and take another sheet and write "YES. Lysistrata Lee."
noun
A woman who withholds sex in order to get her way.
Lysistratas among the Indian [Iroquois] women proclaimed a boycott on lovemaking and childbearing.
Despite all this, the Western media framed these women as modern-day Lysistratas.
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5The authors have drawn to some extent on the Lysistrata to aid them, but have fallen as far short of the fun as of the indecency of that memorable play.
WiktionaryThe idea of a sex strike is as old as Aristophanes. Undoubtedly after a tiff with Mrs. Aristophanes, he wrote his “Lysistrata,” a comedy about wives who end the Peloponnesian War by resisting their hu
WiktionarySo I created the same women and started with the same story, but then just played it out in a contemporary setting. Also, unlike in “Lysistrata,” the sex strike doesn’t work.
WiktionaryLysistratas among the Indian [Iroquois] women proclaimed a boycott on lovemaking and childbearing.
WiktionaryDespite all this, the Western media framed these women as modern-day Lysistratas.
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