Bacchae

Euripides

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

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