The BacchaeClassic Greek tragedy concerns the catastrophe that ensues when the King of Thebes imprisons Dionysus and attempts to suppress his cult. Full of striking scenes, frenzied emotion, and choral songs of great power and beauty, the play is a fine example of Euripides' ability to exploit Greek myth to probe human psychology. |
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Actæon Agave arms Asopus Autonoe Bacchant Bacchic barbarians bear behold boast body born bring Bromius bull Cadmeans cast celebrate child CHOR Cithæron crown dance in honor dark prison daughters of Cadmus deeds deerskin delight Dirce dost thou dragon earth earthborn Echion escaped Evian evils Evius father foot formerly frantic glorious Goddess Gods Greece grief hair hands happy Harmonia head with ivy hear hither holy honor of Bacchus hunt impious insults Jupiter king labors lion Lydia Lydian Mænads master MESS mighty mind mortals mountain Olympus one’s orgies palace Phrygian Pieria pine prey punishment rejoice revels rites rushed sacred Semele servants shame shout sisters sitting slay son of Jove speak stranger suffer terrible Theban land Thebes thickets thigh of Jove thing upside thy mother thyrsus Tiresias Tmolus toil tore unhappy Venus wisdom wise wish woman women wretched ye Bacchæ