LYSISTRATA All right then — we have to give up all male pen… - Aristophanes

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LYSISTRATA
All right then — we have to give up all male penises.
[The women react with general consternation]

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Aristophanes (Greek: Ἀριστοφάνης; c. 446 – c. 386 BC) was a Greek poet and playwright of the Old Comedy, also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient Comedy. Of his forty plays, eleven are extant, plus a thousand fragments of the others.

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Native Name: Ἀριστοφάνης

Alternative Names: Father of Comedy

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LYSISTRATA All right then — we have to give up all male penises. [The women react with general consternation] - Aristophanes

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