Βάκχαι
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Βάκχαι is an ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides that dramatizes the arrival of Dionysus in Thebes and the devastating consequences of denying his divinity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Βάκχαι canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragedy
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ play ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | late 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfFirstPerformance | 405 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Athenian tragedy ⓘ |
| author | Euripides ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Dionysus versus Pentheus ⓘ |
| character |
Agave
ⓘ
Cadmus ⓘ Dionysus ⓘ Pentheus ⓘ Tiresias ⓘ |
| featuresChorusOf |
Bacchae
ⓘ
surface form:
Bacchants
Maenads ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceFestival | City Dionysia ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman tragedy
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ modern theatre ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainDeityCharacter | Dionysus ⓘ |
| mainMortalCharacter | Pentheus ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Dionysian myth ⓘ |
| originalPerformanceLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Euripides’ extant plays ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Agave’s recognition of her son’s head
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Pentheus’ dismemberment ⓘ Pentheus’ spying on the Maenads ⓘ arrival of Dionysus in Thebes ⓘ punishment of Thebans for rejecting Dionysus ⓘ |
| settingCity | Thebes ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| settingRegion | Boeotia ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical studies
ⓘ
religious studies ⓘ theatre studies ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | extant complete play ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between rationality and irrationality
ⓘ
denial of divinity ⓘ divine vengeance ⓘ ecstasy and madness ⓘ gender and power ⓘ limits of human authority ⓘ religious fanaticism ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish |
Bacchae
ⓘ
surface form:
The Bacchae
|
| titleInGreek | Βάκχαι self-link ⓘ |
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