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Thesmophoriazusae (Women Celebrating the Thesmophoria) is a comedy written by the Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was first produced in 411 BC, probably at the City Dionysia. How it fared in the competition is unknown.
Euripides, panicked by this turn of events, seeks help from the effeminate poet Agathon. His plan is to have Agathon pretend to be a woman and go to the debate in order to get information and advocate on his behalf. But after he refuses, Euripides' aged Kinsman (whose identity was never stated) offers to go in his stead. Euripides shaves him, dresses him up in women's clothes borrowed from Agathon, and sends him off.
At the assembly, the women take turns telling their grievances against Euripides, such as how their husbands no longer trust them after going to his plays. The Kinsman then speaks up, saying things about women that are even worse than how Euripides has portrayed them, and the women are disgusted by his words. Just then Cleisthenes arrives to warn them that a man in the disguise of a woman has been sent by Euripides and is in their midst.
The women suspect the Kinsman, pointing out that "she" is the only one they don't know. After they remove his clothes, they discover he is indeed a man. He grabs a wine skin with booties, which is supposed to appear as one of the women's babies taken hostage, but it is to no avail. They call the authorities, and he is captured.
Euripides makes an attempt to free him through trickery by acting out scenes from his plays. The first one is from Helen; the Kinsman plays Helen, and Euripides plays in the disguise of Menelaus. The first attempt fails, and so he tries a scene from the play Andromeda. Euripides dressed up as the legendary hero Perseus comes swooping into the scene on a device used frequently by Greek playwrights to allow for a deus ex machina plot, but it fails as well.
Euripides then enters a third time, and his identity is discovered. He sends a dancing girl and flute player to distract the Archer, who has been put on guard, and then promises to the women to stop giving them a bad name in his writing. He saves himself and his Kinsman from the wrath of the female population, and the comedy ends happily.
Note: This play is also known as The Poet And The Women.
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In the fantasy, the character of Euripides learns that the women of Athens are secretly holding a trial of sorts to decide his fate. The female population is up in arms over the playwright's continual portrayal of women as mad, murderous, erotomaniac, and suicidal (even as his most sympathetic protagonists). They are using the festival of Thesmophoria, an annual fertility celebration dedicated to Demeter, as a cover for their plot to hold Euripides accountable for his slanderous words.Euripides, panicked by this turn of events, seeks help from the effeminate poet Agathon. His plan is to have Agathon pretend to be a woman and go to the debate in order to get information and advocate on his behalf. But after he refuses, Euripides' aged Kinsman (whose identity was never stated) offers to go in his stead. Euripides shaves him, dresses him up in women's clothes borrowed from Agathon, and sends him off.
At the assembly, the women take turns telling their grievances against Euripides, such as how their husbands no longer trust them after going to his plays. The Kinsman then speaks up, saying things about women that are even worse than how Euripides has portrayed them, and the women are disgusted by his words. Just then Cleisthenes arrives to warn them that a man in the disguise of a woman has been sent by Euripides and is in their midst.
The women suspect the Kinsman, pointing out that "she" is the only one they don't know. After they remove his clothes, they discover he is indeed a man. He grabs a wine skin with booties, which is supposed to appear as one of the women's babies taken hostage, but it is to no avail. They call the authorities, and he is captured.
Euripides makes an attempt to free him through trickery by acting out scenes from his plays. The first one is from Helen; the Kinsman plays Helen, and Euripides plays in the disguise of Menelaus. The first attempt fails, and so he tries a scene from the play Andromeda. Euripides dressed up as the legendary hero Perseus comes swooping into the scene on a device used frequently by Greek playwrights to allow for a deus ex machina plot, but it fails as well.
Euripides then enters a third time, and his identity is discovered. He sends a dancing girl and flute player to distract the Archer, who has been put on guard, and then promises to the women to stop giving them a bad name in his writing. He saves himself and his Kinsman from the wrath of the female population, and the comedy ends happily.
Note: This play is also known as The Poet And The Women.
Translations
- Arthur S. Way, 1934 - verse
- Eugene O'Neill, Jr, 1938 - prose: full text
- Dudley Fitts, 1959 - prose and verse
- David Barrett, 1964 - prose and verse
- Alan H. Sommerstein, 1994 - prose
- unknown translator - prose: full text
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| The Acharnians | The Knights | The Clouds | The Wasps | Peace | The Birds | Lysistrata | Thesmophoriazusae | The Frogs | Ecclesiazusae | Plutus |
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Aristophanes, son of Philippus (Greek: Ἀριστοφάνης, IPA: [æ:ɹɪs:tɒf:æ:niːz], ca. 456 BC – ca.
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trial is an event in which parties to a dispute present information (in the form of evidence) in a formal setting, usually a court, before a judge, jury, or other designated finder of fact, in order to achieve a resolution to their dispute.
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Thesmophoria was a festival held in Greek cities in honour of the twin goddesses Demeter and her daughter Persephone. The name derives from thesmoi, or laws by which men must work the land.
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Fertility is the natural capability of giving life. As a measure, "Fertility Rate" is the number of children born per couple, person or population. This is different to fecundity, which is defined as the potential
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Dêmêtêr /də'miː.tɚ/ (Greek: Δημήτηρ
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Agathon (Greek: Ἀγάθων) (ca. 448–400 BC) was an Athenian tragic poet and friend of Euripides and Plato.
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Cleisthenes (Greek: Κλεισθένης, also Clisthenes or Kleisthenes) was a noble Athenian of the Alcmaeonid family.
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Helen
Helen of Troy by Dante Gabriel Rossett
Written by Euripides
Chorus Greek Slave Women
Characters Helen
Teucros
Menelaus
Portress
First Messenger
Second Messenger
Theonoe
King Theoclymenos
Servent
Castor
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Helen of Troy by Dante Gabriel Rossett
Written by Euripides
Chorus Greek Slave Women
Characters Helen
Teucros
Menelaus
Portress
First Messenger
Second Messenger
Theonoe
King Theoclymenos
Servent
Castor
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Helen (in Greek, Ἑλένη – Helénē), better known as Helen of Troy, was daughter of Zeus and Leda, wife of king Menelaus of Sparta and sister of Castor, Polydeuces and Clytemnestra.
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Menelaus (ancient Greek Μενέλαος) was a king of Ancient Sparta, the husband of Helen, and a central figure in the Trojan War. He was the son of Atreus and Aerope.
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Andromeda was a Greek mythological figure who was chained to a rock to be a sacrifice to a sea monster as divine punishment for her mother's bragging. She was saved from death by Perseus, her future husband.
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Perseus, Perseos, or Perseas (Greek: Περσεύς, Περσέως, Περσέας
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The phrase deus ex machina (Latin IPA: [ˈdeːus eks ˈmaːkʰina] (literally "god out of a machine") describes an unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a
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Arthur S. Way (1847- ? ) was an English classical scholar and poet, born at Dorking. He was educated at Kingswood School, Bath, and at Queen's College, Melbourne (Australia), where he was afterward fellow.
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Dudley Fitts (April 28 1903-July 10 1968) was an American teacher, critic, poet, and translator of classical Greek works into contemporary English.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and attended Harvard University where he edited the Harvard Advocate.
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He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and attended Harvard University where he edited the Harvard Advocate.
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Aristophanes, son of Philippus (Greek: Ἀριστοφάνης, IPA: [æ:ɹɪs:tɒf:æ:niːz], ca. 456 BC – ca.
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The Acharnians
Sketch of Aristophanes
Written by Aristophanes
Chorus Acharnian charcoal burners
Characters Dicaeopolis
herald
Amphitheus
ambassadors
Pseudartabas
Theorus
daughter of Dicaeopolis
slave of Euripides
Euripides
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Sketch of Aristophanes
Written by Aristophanes
Chorus Acharnian charcoal burners
Characters Dicaeopolis
herald
Amphitheus
ambassadors
Pseudartabas
Theorus
daughter of Dicaeopolis
slave of Euripides
Euripides
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The Knights
Sketch of Aristophanes
Written by Aristophanes
Chorus knights
Characters Demosthenes
Nicias
Agoracritus (Sausage Seller)
Cleon
Demos
Setting Pnyx at Athens
Aristophanes' satirical play The Knights
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Sketch of Aristophanes
Written by Aristophanes
Chorus knights
Characters Demosthenes
Nicias
Agoracritus (Sausage Seller)
Cleon
Demos
Setting Pnyx at Athens
Aristophanes' satirical play The Knights
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The Clouds
statue of Socrates
Written by Aristophanes
Chorus clouds
Characters Strepsiades
Phidippides
servant of Strepsiades
disciples of Socrates
Socrates
Just Discourse
Unjust Discourse
Pasias
Amynias
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statue of Socrates
Written by Aristophanes
Chorus clouds
Characters Strepsiades
Phidippides
servant of Strepsiades
disciples of Socrates
Socrates
Just Discourse
Unjust Discourse
Pasias
Amynias
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The Wasps
Sketch of Aristophanes
Written by Aristophanes
Chorus wasps (old men)
Characters Philocleon (Procleon)
Bdelycleon (Anticleon)
Sosias
Xanthias
boys
dogs
Chaerephon
Dardanis (flute girl)
witnesses (cooking utensils)
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Sketch of Aristophanes
Written by Aristophanes
Chorus wasps (old men)
Characters Philocleon (Procleon)
Bdelycleon (Anticleon)
Sosias
Xanthias
boys
dogs
Chaerephon
Dardanis (flute girl)
witnesses (cooking utensils)
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