Oh greatest light for us in our joyful revelry, how happy I am to see you—I who was alone and desolate before.DionysusDid you despair when I was sent to fall into Pentheus’ dark dungeon?Chorus LeaderHow not? Who was my guardian, if you met with misfortune? But how were you freed, having met with an impious man?DionysusBy myself I saved myself easily, without trouble.Chorus LeaderDid he not tie your hands in binding knots?