“What can you answer? Now be careful, don’t arouse my spite, Or with my slipper I’ll take you napping, faces slapping Left and right.” WomenComedyCome Back Book:Lysistrata Source: Lysistrata
“All we have to do is idly sit indoors With smooth roses powdered on our cheeks, Our bodies burning naked through the fold Of shining Amorgos' silk and meet the men With our dear Venus-plats plucked trim and neat. Their stirring love will rise up furiously, They'll beg our arms to open. That's our time! We'll disregard their knocking beat them off And they will soon be rabid for a Peace I'm sure of it.” MenLoveWarSexWomen Book:Lysistrata Source: Lysistrata
“MAGISTRATE Don't men grow old? LYSISTRATA Not like women. When a man comes home Though he's grey as grief he can always get a girl. There's no second spring for a woman. None. She can't recall it, nobody wants her, however She squanders her time on the promise of oracles, It's no use...” MenWomenFeminismAgingEqualityInequalitySexism Book:Lysistrata Source: Lysistrata
“Women, you overheated dipsomaniacs, never passing up a chance to wangle a drink, a great boon to bartenders but a bane to us--not to mention our crockery and our woolens!” WomenChanceDrinkPassingPassingsBaneBoonBartender Book:Aristophanes: Birds. Lysistrata. Women at the Thesmophoria Source: Aristophanes: Birds. Lysistrata. Women at the Thesmophoria
“There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.” WayWould BeWomenFireBeastPanthersUntamed Book:Complete Plays of Aristophanes Source: Complete Plays of Aristophanes
