Bacchae

Euripides

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

  1. whirling Maenads, leaving Lydias, giver of wealth to mortals, the father who they say fertilizes the land of beautiful horses with
  2. fairest streams.
Dionysus
  1. within Io! Hear my voice, hear it, Io Bacchae, Io Bacchae!
Chorus
  1. Who is here, who? From what quarter did the voice of the Joyful one summon me?
Dionysus
  1. Io! Io! I say again; it is I, the child of Zeus and Semele.