<DIV><p>Writing at the time of political and social crisis in Athens, Aristophanes was an eloquent yet bawdy challenger to the demagogue and the sophist. <b>The Achanians</b> is a plea for peace set against the background of the long war with Sparta. In <b>Lysistrata</b> a band of women tap into the awesome power of sex in order to end a war. The darker comedy of <b>The Clouds</b> satirizes Athenian philosophers, Socrates in particular, and reflects the uncertainties of a generation in which all traditional religious and ethical beliefs were being challenged.</p> <p><br> <b>@PussyWhip </b> What's something we can leverage against men? What's the one thing we're good for again? It's on the tip of my tongue. <br><br> <b>From </b></DIV>