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Milesian Wool: A Risqué Metaphor in Aristophanes, Lysistrata 728-734.

The author argues that the Milesian wool in the play "Lysistrata 729" by Aristophanes is a metaphor for female public hair. She discusses the dialogue between Lysistrata and the First Woman, previous interpretations of the passage, and an elucidation of the First Woman's true motives and intentions,...

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Published in:Mnemosyne Vol. 74; no. 4; pp. 667 - 677
Main Author: Méndez Dosuna, Julián V.
Format: Article
Published: Brill Academic Publishers 2021
Subjects:
Lysistrata (Play : Aristophanes)
Aristophanes, ca. 446 B.C.-ca. 386 B.C.
Pubic hair
Symbolism in literature
Metaphor
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The author argues that the Milesian wool in the play "Lysistrata 729" by Aristophanes is a metaphor for female public hair. She discusses the dialogue between Lysistrata and the First Woman, previous interpretations of the passage, and an elucidation of the First Woman's true motives and intentions, and other fleece metaphors in Aristophanic comedy.