Bacchae

Euripides

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

  1. Who struck him?
Agave
  1. The honor is mine first.
  2. I am called blessed Agave in the revels.
Chorus
  1. Who else?
Agave
  1. Kadmos’—
Chorus
  1. Kadmos’ what?
Agave
  1. His other offspring took hold of this beast after me, after me. This is a lucky catch!
Chorus
  1. ---
Agave
  1. Share in the feast then.
Chorus
  1. What? I share in the feast, wretched woman?
Agave
  1. The bull is young; his cheek is just growing downy under his soft-haired crest.
Chorus
  1. Yes, his hair looks like a wild beast’s.
Agave
  1. Bacchus, a wise huntsman,
  2. wisely set the Maenads against this beast.
Chorus
  1. Our lord is a hunter.
Agave
  1. Do you praise me?
Chorus
  1. I praise you.
Agave
  1. Soon the Kadmeans—
Chorus
  1. And your son Pentheus, too—
Agave
  1. Will praise his mother who has caught this lion-like prey.