Bacchae

Euripides

Euripides. The Tragedies of Euripides. Vol. I. Buckley, Theodore Alois, translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850.

  1. Let us honor Bacchus with the dance, let us raise a shout for what has befallen
  2. Pentheus, descendant of the serpent, who assumed female attire and the wand, the beautiful thyrsos—certain death—and a bull was the leader of his calamity.
  3. Kadmean Bacchae, you have accomplished a glorious victory, but one that brings woe and tears. It is a noble contest to cover one’s dripping hands with the blood of one’s own son.
Chorus Leader
  1. But, for I see Pentheus’ mother Agave coming home, her eyes contorted, receive the revel of the god of joy!
Enter Agave
Agave
  1. Asian Bacchae—