Thesmophoriazusae

The Thesmophoriazusae (Greek Θεσμοφοριάζουσαι Thesmophoriazousai, women on Thesmophorenfest ') is a piece of the Athenian poet Aristophanes, first performed in 411 BC, probably at the Lenaea.

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Since the tragic poet Euripides represents the women in his plays always bad and in a defamatory way, they want to carry out an attack on the poet at Thesmophorenfest. However, Euripides learns of the plan and is looking for a advocate. After his colleague Agathon had refused promises to be a relative of Euripides, Mnesilochos to help the poet. In women's clothes he is to defend him at the meeting of women, but is discovered and captured. First attempts at liberation, based on Euripides' plays, but fail. When the relatives is bound to the pillory and guarded by a Scythian, the exemption seems to have become impossible. Only after Euripides has the women assured, they no longer denigrate in his plays, he succeeds as an old woman dressed to seduce the guard with a young dancer and to free the relatives.

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