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Lysistrata (/laɪˈsɪstrətə/ or /ˌlɪsəˈstrɑːtə/; Attic Greek: Λυσιστράτη Army-disbander) is a comedy by Aristophanes. Originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC it is a comic account of one woman’s extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War. Lysistrata persuades the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace — a strategy however that inflames the battle between the sexes.

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author
Aristophanes
character in play
* Athenian Negotiator, * Baby, * Calonice, * Cinesias, * Doorkeeper, * Five Young Women, * Lampito, * Lysistrata, * Magistrate, * Myrrhine, * Spartan Ambassador, * Spartan Herald, * Stratyllis, * Two Diners, * Two Layabouts
chorus character in play
* Old men, * Old women
mute character in play
* Athenian citizens Spartan envoys slaves et al., * Corinthian Woman, * Four Scythian Policemen, * Ismenia, * Reconciliation, * Scythian Policewoman
setting of play
Before the Propylaea or gateway to the Acropolis of Athens 405 BCE

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