Βάκχαι

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Βάκχαι is an ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides that dramatizes the arrival of Dionysus in Thebes and the devastating consequences of denying his divinity.

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instanceOf ancient Greek tragedy
literary work
play
approximateDateOfComposition late 5th century BCE
approximateDateOfFirstPerformance 405 BCE
associatedWith Athenian tragedy
author Euripides
centralConflict Dionysus versus Pentheus
character Agave
Cadmus
Dionysus
Pentheus
Tiresias
featuresChorusOf Bacchae
surface form: Bacchants

Maenads
firstPerformanceFestival City Dionysia
firstPerformanceLocation Athens
genre tragedy
influenced Roman tragedy
literary criticism
modern theatre
language Ancient Greek
mainDeityCharacter Dionysus
mainMortalCharacter Pentheus
mythologicalCycle Dionysian myth
originalPerformanceLanguage Ancient Greek
partOf Euripides’ extant plays
plotElement Agave’s recognition of her son’s head
Pentheus’ dismemberment
Pentheus’ spying on the Maenads
arrival of Dionysus in Thebes
punishment of Thebans for rejecting Dionysus
settingCity Thebes
settingCountry Greek Antiquity
surface form: ancient Greece
settingRegion Boeotia
studiedIn classical studies
religious studies
theatre studies
survivalStatus extant complete play
theme conflict between rationality and irrationality
denial of divinity
divine vengeance
ecstasy and madness
gender and power
limits of human authority
religious fanaticism
titleInEnglish Bacchae
surface form: The Bacchae
titleInGreek Βάκχαι self-link

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Bacchae titleInGreek Βάκχαι
Βάκχαι titleInGreek Βάκχαι self-link