Pentheus
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In Greek mythology, Pentheus was a king of Thebes. His father was Echion, the wisest of the Spartoi. His mother was Agave, the daughter of Cadmus, the founder of Thebes, and grandson of the goddess Ha
Pompeii Casa dei Vettii Pentheus
Pentheus torn apart by Ino and Agave, lekanis lid, ca. 450 BC, Louvre.
Pygmalion
Apollo and Daphne
The Bacchae
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The Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon. It premiered posthumously at the Thea
Pentheus
…son was Oclasus, father of Menoeceus. Much of what is known about the character comes from the interpretation of the myth in Euripides' tragic play, The Bacchae. The story of Pentheus' resistance to Dionysus and his subsequent punishment is presented by Euripides as follows. Cadmus, the king of Thebes, abdicated…
Dionysus with two Maenads, female worshipers and part of his retinue. c. 550–530 BC
American student production, 2012