The Bacchae (/ ˈ b æ k iː /; Ancient Greek: Βάκχαι, Bakkhai; also known as The Bacchantes / ˈ b æ k ə n t s, b ə ˈ k æ n t s,-ˈ k ɑː n t s /) is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian …

Jul 3, 2018 · The Bacchae is a Greek tragedy written by the playwright Euripides (c. 484-406 BCE) in 407 BCE, which portrays Pentheus as an impious king, for the ruler of Thebes has …

The Bacchae is a Greek tragedy written by Euripides that was first produced posthumously around 405 BCE. It tells the story of King Pentheus of Thebes, who opposes the worship of …

“The Bacchae” , also known as “The Bacchantes” (Gr: “Bakchai” ), is a late tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides, and it is considered one of his best works and one of the greatest …

But like those plays, The Bacchae is finally a mysterious, al most a haunted, work, stalked by divinity and that daemonic power of necessity which for Euripides is the careless source of …

Dionysus, the god of wine, prophecy, religious ecstasy, and fertility, returns to his birthplace in Thebes in order to clear his mother's name and to punish the insolent city state for refusing to …

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Feb 4, 2011 · The Bacchae, being from one point of view a religious drama, a kind of "mystery play," is full of allusions both to the myth and to the religion of Dionysus. 1. The Myth, as …

Bacchae, drama produced about 406 bce by Euripides. It is regarded by many as his masterpiece. In Bacchae the god Dionysus arrives in Greece from Asia intending to introduce …

The Bacchae whom you shut up, carrying them off and binding them in chains in the public prison, 445 have gone off, freed from their bonds, and are gamboling in the meadows, calling to the …