Chorus of Women

Chorus of Women

by Aristophanes

The *Chorus of Women* is a selection of verses from Aristophanes's comedic play *Thesmophoriazusae*, also known as *The Women Celebrating the Festival of Thesmophoria* or *The Poet and the Women*. This play is set during the ancient Greek festival of Thesmophoria, which was exclusively for women. It follows the plight of a male poet who accidentally overhears women's secrets and must find a way to escape their wrath. Aristophanes uses this scenario to satirize Athenian society, particularly the roles and expectations of women. The verses in *Chorus of Women* provide a glimpse into the comedic, satirical, and insightful nature of this play.

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Aristophanes son of Philippus, of the deme Kydathenaion was a comic playwright or comedy-writer of ancient Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy. Eleven of his forty plays survive virtually complete....

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