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