The Luck of the Draw
Ar, Ecc . 999
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9665455 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander Sens (Georgetown University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 529-529 |
| Publication date | 1992-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800016141 |
| OpenAlex | W2141908992 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
In the penultimate scene of the Ecclesiazusae , the young man who has come to see his lover is accosted in succession by three old women, each insisting that the new legal code requires him to sleep with her first. In lines 999–1000, the first of these old women, faced with his refusal to cooperate sexually, swears by Aphrodite
Art · Code (set theory · Luck · Programming language · Theology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Studies and Legal History · Computer Science · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |