Lysistrata

[ lis-uh-strah-tuh, lahy-sis-truh-tuh ]

noun

1. a comedy (411 b.c.) by Aristophanes.

Lysistrata

1. An ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes . The title character persuades the women of Athens (see also Athens ) and Sparta , which are at war, to refuse sexual contact with their husbands until the two cities make peace.

Example Sentences

Since liberals cannot help but show off their college degrees, the 4B movement is being compared to the ancient Greek comedy "Lysistrata," in which Aristophanes imagines a community of women withholding sex from men, in hopes of bringing an end to war.

From Salon

While the anti-4B side argues that women can persuade men to change by manipulating them with sex, the Lysistrata camp believes men can be convinced by deprivation.

From Salon

He remained with “Hair” when it transferred to Broadway and then London’s West End but, following a run in the 2011 musical “Lysistrata Jones,” the actor said he felt a gap, “between the work I was doing and what I felt I was capable of.”

From New York Times

Her latest comedy is, “@Lys,” based on Aristophanes’ Lysistrata.

From Los Angeles Times

Alongside this story, which borrows a plot point from the Greek drama “Lysistrata,” Shelton emphasizes that the movie is also about baseball, seen not through the sentimentalized view of fans who profess its timelessness but through the eyes of players, for whom the game is changing all the time, generally in unforgiving ways.

From Washington Post