What underlying idea can you infer about ancient greek society from this passage?
a. men fought more battles than women.
b. old men were more desirable than old women.
c. women were a more superstitious group than men.
d. men had to fight wars, and women had to make hay.
lysistrata
by aristophanes (excerpt)
when the soldier returns from the wars, even though he has white hair, he very soon finds a young wife. but a woman has only one summer; if she does not make hay while the sun shines, no one will afterwards have anything to say to her, and she spends her days consulting oracles that never send her a husband.