The Bacchae of Euripides by Euripides
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"The Bacchae of Euripides" by Euripides is an ancient Greek tragedy written during his final years in Macedonia and premiered posthumously in 405 BC. The god Dionysus arrives in Thebes disguised as a mortal, seeking revenge against his cousin King Pentheus and the royal family who denied his divinity. When Pentheus refuses to recognize Dionysus's godhood and bans his worship, the vengeful deity drives the women of Thebes into ecstatic frenzy and
lures the king toward a devastating fate on Mount Cithaeron. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Euripides, 481? BCE-407 BCE |
|---|---|
| Translator | Murray, Gilbert, 1866-1957 |
| Title | The Bacchae of Euripides |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bacchae |
| Credits |
Produced by Barbara Watson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Dionysus (Greek deity) -- Drama |
| Subject | Pentheus, King of Thebes (Mythological character) -- Drama |
| Subject | Bacchantes -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 35173 |
| Release Date | Feb 4, 2011 |
| Last Update | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1958 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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