A woman's time of opportunity is short, and if she doesn't seize it, no one wants to marry her, and she sits watching for omens.

κἂν τούτου μὴ 'πιλάβηται, οὐδεὶς ἐθέλει γῆμαι ταύτην, ὀττευομένη δὲ κάθηται.

Lysistrata

Lysistrata

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Original Citation

Aristophanes. Λυσιστράτη [Lysistrata]. c. 411 BC, Athens, Greece.

Current Citation

Aristophanes. "Lysistrata." Lysistrata and Other Plays. Penguin Classics, 2008.