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The Bacchæ (Part I), by Euripides

Harvard Classics
Harvard Classics
Episode • Jan 10, 2022 • 8m

King Pantheus of Thebes contended against Dionysus, the God, for the adoration of the Theban women. The god was winning by bewitching the women when the king interceded. Euripides tells the story in a masterpiece of Greek drama. (Volume 8, Harvard Classics)

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