Lysistrata - Notes

Lysistrata ("Army Disbander") is a Greek comedy by Aristophanes, first performed in Athens in 411 BC. Lysistrata is on a mission to end the war between Athens and Sparta with a sex strike by the women. 

Beta—A young woman. A girls’ night out could play a part in a modern rendition of the play. She'll be soon back, enjoying it more, having made the point.

Person Two—another young woman

Thing—a dildo

Miletus—a Greek trading post on the west coast of now Turkey, known for its dildos.

Rock—the Acropolis in Athens, a religious and civic center. Women were generally not allowed there, but they had access during certain festivals or religious ceremonies.

Bazooms—they’ll crash the Rock by showing their tits. 

Santayana (keys)—the modern philosopher famous for the Four Realms: essence (alto), matter (trumpet), truth (bass), spirit (drums).

Pads—footwear or falsies.

Agitate the gravel—for peeling out. 

Punctuate it—an expletive; see Urban Dictionary.

The poem arose from a prompt given at the Pulitzer art gallery during a zoom conference. It emphasizes jazz rhythms, hipster talk. 50’s slang used for ancient Greek slang. "The ancient Greeks teach one to be modern."—A. E. Stallings