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In the heart of Thebes, a new madness takes root. Women, cloaked in wild abandon, vanish into the mountains, thralls to the intoxicating god Dionysus. King Pentheus scoffs at their fervor, clinging to order and reason. But the god himself walks unseen among them, a whirlwind of ecstasy and vengeance. Will Pentheus defy the divine? Will the city erupt in a frenzy of ritual and bloodshed? Euripides' "The Bacchae" is a chilling exploration of religious fervor, the clash of civilization and wildness, and the intoxicating power that lies dormant within us all.
Euripides
Euripides was a tragedian of classical Athens. He was born on Salamis Island around 480 BC to his mother, Cleito, and father, Mnesarchus, a retailer who lived in a village near Athens. He had two disastrous marriages, and both his wives—Melite and Choerine (the latter bearing him three sons)—were unfaithful. He became a recluse, making a home for himself in a cave on Salamis. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. He became, in the Hellenistic Age, a cornerstone of ancient literary education. The details of his death are uncertain.
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