Bacchae

Euripides

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

  1. You were mad, and the whole city was frantic with Bacchus.
Agave
  1. Dionysus destroyed us—now I understand.
Kadmos
  1. Being insulted with insolence, for you did not consider him a god.
Agave
  1. And where is the body of my dearest child, father?
Kadmos
  1. I have traced it with difficulty and brought it back.