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Description: Summary and analysis of the play by Euripides.
A summary and analysis of the play by , Pentheus, king of Thebes, seeks to put down the new worship of Dionysus, which is turning the heads of his female subjects. The offended god persuades him to dress himself in the garb of a Bacchante, that he may pry into the sacred mysteries. Then, disguised as a stranger, he leads him to the mountains, and placing him on the topmost branch of a tall pine, delivers him into the hands of the Maenads, the female devotees of Bacchus, who tear him limb from limb. A slave, who had accompanied the king, thus in part tells the story:
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| Page title: | The Bacchae |
| Keywords: | euripides, bacchae, pentheus, dionysus, agave |
| Description: | A summary and analysis of the play by Euripides. |
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