According to Greek mythology, son
of Echion and Agave, and king of Thebes, who banned the worship of Dionysus,
the god of wine (Bucknill & Tuke, 1858; Hubback, 1990; Room, 2003; Tuke,
1872). This angered the god who sent a madness to afflict Pentheus’ female
relations and all the women of Thebes, and in their madness they tore Pentheus
limb from limb (Dixon-Kennedy, 1998; Feder, 1980; March, 1998; Osborn & Burgess, 2004; Room, 2003;
Sacks, 2005; Smith, 1870).
Pentheus being torn limb from limb by the Maenads
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