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The Bacchae by Euripides - summary
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THE BACCHAE BY EURIPIDES T HE GOD DIONYSUS IS THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE PLAY. IN FACT, 'Bacchae' is the name given to the female worshippers of Dionysus or Bacchus. Dionysus was born in Thebes where the play is set. He was born to Semele, the then king of Thebes' daughter; his name was Cadmus who features in the play as an old man. Cadmus' other daughters are called Autonoe, Ino and Agave - whose son, Pentheus, is now the king of Thrace. Though his mother was a mortal, Dionysus' father was Zeus. When Zeus impregnated Semele, his wife, Hera, became furiously jealous and disguised herself as Semele's nurse and urged her to make her lover, Zeus, prove his divinity by granting her a wish. Semele made Zeus take an oath that he would grant her any wish and when she wished to see him in divine form, Hera knew that Semele would...
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