Ly‧sis‧trat‧a /laɪˈsɪstrətə $ ˌlɪsəˈstrɑːtə/
the main character in the humorous ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes. Lysistrata and the other women in Athens are angry because their husbands are fighting in a long war. Lysistrata organizes a protest, and the women refuse to have sex with their husbands until there is peace.

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