Lysistrata Reading Quiz

city dionysia

religious festival. ancient Greek "Mardi Gras" to celebrate Dionysus, the god of wine

police force

run away from women. use bows and arrows. comically weak

chorus

serve as the audience's laugh track. prepare the audience's responses to certain events in the play. provide comic relief

kinesias

signature man. mocks men. name means "to screw" in greek

primping over peace; woman as 2nd class citizen

stereotypes of athenian women

naval defeat as sicily

prompted major changes in athenian war policy

lampito

character who serves as a mocking caricature of spartan women. spoke like country bumpkin. masculine

double entendre

double meaning. to understand 2x

calonike

lysistrata's right-hand. serves as foil

myrrhine

name is type of tree in greece and is also slang for female genitalia in athens. perfect athenian woman. feminine; cares about wifely duties

lysistrata

name means "disbander of armies." serves as all-knowing character who is the center of logic and reason

commissioner

order. represents the status quo. member of special athenian war panel. shows what is "wrong" with society at present

acropolis

parthenon. holds the treasury. women take control of this as war protest