Bacchae

Stories tagged Bacchae:

• The Story of Pentheus Aug 2, 2025

  

  In the great city of Thebes, where the walls had been built to the sound of Amphion’s magical lyre and the streets had witnessed both triumph and tragedy, there ruled a young king named Pentheus. He was the son of Echion, one of the Spartoi who had sprung from the dragon’s teeth, and Agave, daughter of the city’s founder Cadmus. Pentheus was a ruler who prided himself on order, rationality, and maintaining the ancient traditions of his kingdom.