Pentheus

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Pentheus [1]

A king of Thebes, opposed to the introduction of the Bacchus worship into his kingdom, was driven mad by the god, and torn in pieces by his mother and sisters, who, under the Bacchic frenzy, mistook him for a wild beast.

References

  1. ↑ Pentheus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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