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Pentheus
Bacchus is the son of Jupiter and Semele who was born from Jupiter’s thigh. He becomes a new god worshipped throughout Greece with wild dances and drunken festivals in which people wear animal skins and ivy wreaths. He is a polarizing deity throughout Greece, many people refusing to worship him and incurring punishment.
Bacchus Quotes in Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses quotes below are all either spoken by Bacchus or refer to Bacchus . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Book 3: Pentheus and Bacchus (1)
Quotes
Blood of the dragon’s teeth, you’re possessed! Are you so spellbound
by curling pipes of animal horn and clashing cymbals
to fall for this juggler’s tricks? You, who were never dismayed
by the threatening swords of the foe on the march or his blaring trumpets,
are now being worsted by screaming women, bibulous frenzy,
lewd and lecherous hordes and the futile banging of drums!
Elders, how can I respect you?
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Bacchus Quotes in Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses quotes below are all either spoken by Bacchus or refer to Bacchus . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Book 3: Pentheus and Bacchus (1)
Quotes
Blood of the dragon’s teeth, you’re possessed! Are you so spellbound
by curling pipes of animal horn and clashing cymbals
to fall for this juggler’s tricks? You, who were never dismayed
by the threatening swords of the foe on the march or his blaring trumpets,
are now being worsted by screaming women, bibulous frenzy,
lewd and lecherous hordes and the futile banging of drums!
Elders, how can I respect you?
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
