Lysistrata was NOT some sort of Greek feminist hero. She and her female friends all withheld sex as a means to stop their husbands from going to war constantly, however, they were were still only valued for sex, childrearing and without any rights, as was the societal view. Greek men (ancient) generally took to pedastry, now known as pedophilia. Sex with women lead to pregnancy and to avoid that, sex with teen boys made more sense, apparently. TBF it was a different time. It was still written by a man so the women ultimately gave into their own carnal desires, anyway. This said, it is a hilarious play. I just don't want anyone to think that naming your daughter Lysistrata is the equivalent to naming her after Amelia Earhart or Rosa Parks - women who actually stood up for women's rights a/o pioneered the way for women into new fields of study. Consider this if you're thinking about using this name. If you visit Greece, what connotation would it carry? Look at the graph of use in Greece. IF someone in Greece named their daughter "Candy", a classic prostitute/stripper name, we'd feel pretty bad for the kid in the US as she would not realise that she's basically been given a porn name and no one will ever take her resume seriously. Just think about it.
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Consider this if you're thinking about using this name. If you visit Greece, what connotation would it carry? Look at the graph of use in Greece. IF someone in Greece named their daughter "Candy", a classic prostitute/stripper name, we'd feel pretty bad for the kid in the US as she would not realise that she's basically been given a porn name and no one will ever take her resume seriously. Just think about it.