Look up: Pentheus

1. Pentheus
   Theban king, tragic hero of the Bacchae who is sent by Dionysus to spy on the Bacchantes and once discovered is torn to pieces.
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2. Pentheus
   In Greek mythology, a king of Thebes, son of Agave, and grandson of the founder of the city, Cadmus. Opposed to the worship of Dionysus, god of wine and excess, he was torn to pieces on Mount...
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3. Pentheus
   (from the article `Dionysus`) ...(Bacchanalia) quickly won converts among women. Men, however, met them with hostility. In Thrace Dionysus was opposed by Lycurgus, who ended up ...
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4. Pentheus
   Pentheus (pen'thēus) , in Greek mythology, king of Thebes, son of Cadmus' daughter Agave. When Dionysus came to Thebes, Pentheus denied his divinity and tried to prevent his ecstatic rites. The women of Thebes, led by Agave, were driven mad by the offended god and tore Pentheus to pieces. ...
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5. Pentheus
   and Agave, lekanis lid, ca. 450-450 BC, Louvre. In Greek mythology, `Pentheus` (IPA:ˈpÉ›ntÊ°juːs) was a king of Thebes, son of the strongest of the Spartes, Echion, and of Agave, daughter of Cadmus, the founder of Thebes, and the goddess Harmonia. Much of what is known about the ...
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