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...This tragedy is based on the mythological story of King Pentheus of Thebes and his mother Agauë, and their punishment by the god Dionysus (who is Pentheus' cousin) for refusing to worship him....

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...Philoctetes is a play by Sophocles. The play was written during the Peloponnesian War. It was first performed at the Festival of Dionysus in 409 BC, where it won first prize. The story takes place during the Trojan War (after the majority of the events of the Iliad, and before the Trojan Horse). It describes the attempt by Neoptolemus and Odysseus to b...

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...c worlds. The baroque grandeur of the language and spectacle serves the cosmic scope of this East-West symbolical encounter. The narrative follows Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and ecstatic transformation, as he journeys to the Celestial Court of ancient China. There, his encounter with Princess Lian, daughter of the Jade Emperor, catalyzes a cosmic dialogue between E...

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... - Preface In ancient Greek Mythology and worshipping practices, Dionysus embodies the principle of“metamorphosis” itself —th... ...theatricalalchemy where East meets West, not just thematically but methodologically. When Dionysusencounters the structured transformations of Chinese... ...tions. From ancientGreece comes the formal structure of Tragedy, born in the festivals of Dionysus himself: theChorus, which serves as witness and con... ... a significant transformation ofFortune/”Τύχη” (“metabolē”) for our protagonists (as Both Dionysus and Lian transform throughtrials and recognition), ... ...ecognize truths in the 3rd Act, and particularly inthe “Metal Trial”) and reconciliation. Dionysus appears as both a character and a symbolicpresence,... ...ldialogue between East and West, manifested through the metamorphosis of two protagonists:Dionysus, embodiment of “ekstasis” and “metamorphosis” itsel... ...otagonists navigate a series of “dokimasia”(“Trials”) which test their essential natures. Dionysus, carrying his thyrsus staff, brings the ... ... a new harmonia, which transcendsthe apparent antagonism between dynamism (represented by Dionysus) and stasis (representedby Lian). The Chorus of Imm... ...ntedby Lian). The Chorus of Immortals serves as “theoroi”, witnessing the “peripeteia” of Dionysus and Lian as“Seven Veils” —symbolic barriers between...

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...captivity. As this tragedy unfolds its events, the titular character escapes from her cruel captivity in Thebes, driven by the divine aid of god Dionysus. As she returns to Mount Cithaeron, where she had given birth to her sons, the play follows her desperate journey to find them. The narrative unfolds as Antiope's sons come to terms with their noble lineage and then ...

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...roken, even as the years of captivity wore on. As this Tragedy begins, Antiope, aided by the god Dionysus, finally escapes from Dirce's clutches.With ... ...ention and of mortal frailty.Plot Summary (spoilers ahead) The tragedy begins with a prologue by Dionysus, the god of wine and revelry, who sets the s... ... the long-lost sons of Antiope. This revelation anchors the unfolding drama, asAntiope —aided by Dionysus— escapes from her tormentor, Dirce, and retu... ...eir mother's identity. Dirce, unaware of Antiope's presence, arrives with her Bacchants to honor Dionysus. Shemistakes Zethus and Amphion for servants... ...r tyranny and theirlonging for a more just society. As the Bacchants dance and sing in praise of Dionysus, they discover Antiope hiding. Dirce,recogni... ...r is of age, but warns ofthe lingering curse on the house of Cadmus. The tragedy culminates with Dionysus lamenting the death of Dirce, honoring her c... ...ontributionsto his worship, and decreeing a harsh fate for Antiope. Despite the brothers' pleas, Dionysusinsists on fulfilling the divine punishment, ... ...ion, reflecting theimportance of balance in a well-rounded society. The presence of gods such as Dionysus and Hermes highlights the interplay between ... ...of histhrone— highlights the themes of justice, of retribution, and of the limits of human power.Dionysus: Dionysus, the god of wine, revelry and fert...

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...)............................................................................................................................75 Bacchus (bac ́-cus) [Dionysus]................................................................................................................75 Battus (bat ́-tus).....................................................................................

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........................................................75Bacchus (bac´-cus) [Dionysus]..................................................................... ...ces, the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome or, according to later writers, of Dionysus andAphrodite.Agraulos (ă-graw´-lŏs)When Hermes, struck with the ex... ... Arrived at the island of Naxos, Theseus had a dream, in which Dionysus, the wine-god, appeared to him, and informed hi... ... loved him, and left her on the lonely island. Dionysus landed at of Naxos, where he found the lovely Ariadne lying ... ....Autonoe, (aw-ton´-o-e)Daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.Bacchus (bac´-cus) [Dionysus]The Romans had a divinity called Liber who presided over vegetatio... ...esided over vegetation, and was, on this account, identifiedwith the Greek Dionysus, and worshipped under the name of Bacchus.The festival of Liber, c... ... [Bacchanalia]A joyous spring festival was held by the Greeks in honour of Dionysus, in the month of March, and lastedseveral days. This fes... ...essions which took place during these festivities, the statue of Dionysus was carried, and men and women, crowned with ivy and bea... ... given, and prizes awarded to those which elicited the greatestadmiration. Dionysus was regarded as the patron of the drama, and the dramatic entertai...

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...nspired when transported into the make-believe world of the movies – or any work of fiction. From the earliest 5th-century dramas in the Theatre of Dionysus below the Acropolis of Athens, the audience chooses to suspend reality. We know but forget the frightened little girl alone in the poltergeist-haunted house has the director, gaffer, camera operators and technicians ...

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...hemovies – or any work of fiction. From the earliest 5th-century dramas in the Theatre of Dionysus below the Acropolis ofAthens, the audience choos...

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...rk of other writers or translators.—————————DRAMATIS PERSONAE:XANTHIAS(A slave)DIONYSUS(A god)HERACLES(A hero)CORPSECHARON(Ferryman fo... ...GUARDS (TO PLUTO)PLATHANE’S MAID——————– ACT ONEStage left. Enter two men, Dionysus and Xanthias, his slave. Xanthias is riding a ... ...resting on hisshoulder. He is tired and uncomfortable and shifts his own weight on the donkey. Dionysus is walkingbeside him disguised as Heracles, ie... ...nthias: (Takes a deep sigh, scratches under his armpits and finally chuckles to himself)Master?Dionysus:(stops and looks up at Xanthias, dropping his ... ...oke? One of my famous ones. One of those they always laugh at.You know the one I mean! Shall I?Dionysus:Sure, yes, all right! Any joke you like except... ...der pressure. It sickensmy gallbladder that one!Xanthias:Then what about some other slick joke?Dionysus:Anything but the one about how miserable you f... ... that really funny one. (Looks to the audience and chuckles. He’s about tobegin the joke when…)Dionysus:Sure, sure… except…(Xanthias frowns)Don’t tell... ...hich one? (He shifts his load from one shoulder to the next. The motion makes the donkey fart.)Dionysus:(Looks at the donkey and then at Xanthias susp... ...g such a burden on my shoulders that if someone doesn’t give me some relief I’ll start farting?Dionysus:No! I beg you! Please! Not that one either! At...

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...dite,The goddess of Love, while IAnd the white-footed Bacchantes pursue her!Chorus:O Bacchus! O Dionysus! O dearest Lord!Lord who shakes the waves of ... ...ven here against your will, as well?Silenus:Yes, we were chasing the pirates that had kidnapped Dionysus at the time.Odysseus: Examines the placeWhere... ...No, they eat cheese, drink milk, feed on the flesh of sheep.Odysseus:And do they have any wine? Dionysus’ drink? The stuff that flows from the grape v... ...are you prepared to give for it?Odysseus:I’ve not brought any gold with me, friend but I’ve got Dionysus’ drink.140Silenus:Oh, what sweet words you ut... ...what sweet words you utter! It’s been a very long time since we drank any of it.Odysseus:Maron, Dionysus’ own son gave it to me.Silenus:Maron, the chi... ...t I raised in my own arms?Odysseus:Yes, I’ll say it again so we don’t make any mistakes: Maron, Dionysus’ own boy!Silenus:Have you’ve got it here with... ...g on? What’s with all this dancing about? Have we got a Bacchicholiday or something? There’s no Dionysus on this island! There are no castanets, no be... ... “Look here, son of a god, Cyclops. Look at the divine drink the Greeks make out of their vines.Dionysus’ very joy! Here, taste it!”The savage beast, ... ... frantically, trying toescape.But you! You’re young! Come with me. Get back to your old friend, Dionysus. He’s a very differentsort of creature to Cyc...

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...me towards Lesbos,Their home path barredTill they called to you, to ZeusOf suppliants, to Dionysus, Thyone’sLovely child: be kind now,Help me, as you ...

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...d upon with desire, instantly yielded to himeven without the assistance of Dionysus’ enchantedwine. Apollo nodded to her to begin. Raising her hand... ...ore returning toOlympus. The voice in her mind was all too familiar. Dionysus! What are you doing here? Get out ofmy mind. Certainly, dear si... ...ts, sister. Have a drink; it will put you in abetter humor.” “I’m fine, Dionysus. I’m about to go home. I don’tneed any of your wine.” She turned h... ...pon her conversationwith Apollo? She sighed. Somehow, she did not thinkso. Dionysus in his state of permanent intoxicationcould hardly have moved so s... ... have moved so stealthily, nor concealedhis retinue of women followers. Dionysus hiccupped loudly, causing the vinesaround his neck to bounce and r... ... things. “I’m not sure. Perhaps.” She wondered, for afleeting moment if Dionysus were near by, taking aperverse delight in watching them make love.... ...lled the tell-tale hiccups, that waft of laughter ofa few moments ago. But Dionysus was not known forhis stealth, surely she would have heard him and ... ... thunderclaps echoed from the mountains andlightning streaked the sky. “Dionysus!” “You called, oh mighty, Zeus?” Oh, Hades. Was ... ... on compassion. “Do you know of Apollo’s whereabouts?” Zeusbellowed. Dionysus gulped and shook his head. “Perhapshe has gone to Delphi...his ora...

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...gh, to hold his soul up to this mirror? His own mirror to the mirror of Dionysus? His own solution to the riddle of Dionysus? And he who should ... ...nderlying source remains GreekPythagoreanism, which promotes the figure of Dionysus. It is vital tograsp the profound meaning of Dionysus in order to ... ... world, the theogonic struggles and the myth of the tearing apart of Dionysus. They retraced the loop linking Dionysus to Phanes, evoking the... ...ation (return to the golden age).We shall discuss the relationship between Dionysus and Zarathustra alittle later on. Here we can note that the presen... ...us and Zarathustra alittle later on. Here we can note that the presence of Dionysus showsthat we are in the Orphic register, which will indeed be that... ...when it is associated with the cycle in which the end is the beginning. Dionysus is Phanes: the follower of Orpheus returns to the golden age at... ...with his own daughter, called Persephone or Koré,resulting in the birth of Dionysus. This was the start of a new era, areworking of the Iranian doctri... ...anian doctrine of cyclical time, as Sorel clearlystates: 257 The Orphic Dionysus was not a rural divinity but a child-god whose initiation coinc... ...ation coincided with the start of a new cosmic end.Indeed it was said that Dionysus would be “the very last king of thegods”. The manner in which he i...

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...gh, to hold his soul up to this mirror? His own mirror to the mirror of Dionysus? His own solution to the riddle of Dionysus? And he who should ... ...nderlying source remains GreekPythagoreanism, which promotes the figure of Dionysus. It is vital tograsp the profound meaning of Dionysus in order to ... ... world, the theogonic struggles and the myth of the tearing apart of Dionysus. They retraced the loop linking Dionysus to Phanes, evoking the... ...ation (return to the golden age).We shall discuss the relationship between Dionysus and Zarathustra alittle later on. Here we can note that the presen... ...us and Zarathustra alittle later on. Here we can note that the presence of Dionysus showsthat we are in the Orphic register, which will indeed be that... ...when it is associated with the cycle in which the end is the beginning. Dionysus is Phanes: the follower of Orpheus returns to the golden age at... ...with his own daughter, called Persephone or Koré,resulting in the birth of Dionysus. This was the start of a new era, areworking of the Iranian doctri... ...anian doctrine of cyclical time, as Sorel clearlystates: 257 The Orphic Dionysus was not a rural divinity but a child-god whose initiation coinc... ...ation coincided with the start of a new cosmic end.Indeed it was said that Dionysus would be “the very last king of thegods”. The manner in which he i...

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... door which leads to Trygeas’house. Somewhere near the stable door is a statue and an altar of Dionysus which stays therethroughout the play. Noises a... ...ncreased dutiesif his master leaves him with them.Slave 1:No, master! No! I won’t let you. By Dionysus! You won’t be going there while I’m alive!The ... ...e, War willsit himself down and quietly grind all of our cities into a pulp! (To the statue of Dionysus) Oh, God,Dionysus, please kill him, kill Fury,...

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...,lying between Phoenicia and the Nile: and beingthus reared by the Nymphs, Dionysus became thediscoverer of wine, and taught men the culture of thevin... ...s: and from that circumstance the Greeksestablished triennial sacrifices to Dionysus, andthink that the god makes his appearances amongmen at that time... ...for thediscovery of corn as food. 'But there is said to be also another Dionysus,much earlier in time than this one, whom some callSabazius, a son ... ...ho attempted to yoke oxen, and from this theyrepresent him with horns. But Dionysus, the son ofSemele, who is of later date, was delicate in body,and ... ...e the statements concerningDionysus. 'Priapus is said to be the son of Dionysus andAphrodite, because men filled with wine arenaturally excited to ... ...erred on mankind,they have received immortal honour and glory, asHeracles, Dionysus, Aristaeus, and the others likethem.'Concerning the terrestrial go... ...tators of truth. 'The Bacchanals celebrate in their orgies thefrenzy of Dionysus, keeping their monthly holidaywith a feast on raw flesh, and, in pe... ... andthe other from the pollution (μυσους) which hadoccurred with regard to Dionysus. Or even if youderive it from a certain Myus of Attica, whoperishe... ...ramatizing the rape ofPherephatta in many ways. 'As to the mysteries of Dionysus, they areperfectly inhuman: for when he was yet a child, withthe C...

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... you want me to learn?Strepsiades:What, you mean, you are agreeing with me?Phidippides:Yes, by Dionysus! I do agree!Strepsiades: Points to the Think T... ...ead, forget your horses and go join them! Get educated!Phidippides:No way, paps! Forget it! By Dionysus no! Not even if you gave me those fancy pheasa... ...ion, offerings covered inLuscious garlands andWhere, in Spring, we hear the choruses ofBromius Dionysus, singing their melodies accompanied by theHaun... ... the depths of his old age,his soul seeks new colours in views and in cleverness.And now, dear Dionysus, you, who raised us, please help us now speak ... ...ou up from a baby.1000Mr Clever:Don’t you believe this man for a single moment, my son, or, by Dionysus, people will be making funof you! “Here comes ...

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... at one place, never at one idea, thoroughly unstable!”171Bushcock:You’re absolutely right, by Dionysus! So, what should we do?Trusty:Build a city and... ...e in it, by Dionysus!Bushcock:We’re birds, not humans! What sort of a city can birds build, by Dionysus?Trusty:Idiot! Bird-brain! What a stupid statem... ...whenever they see a Kite, because the Kite is the herald of Spring.Dinkum:Tell me about it, by Dionysus! In fact I did this “rolling over” thing one S... ... fight then go off to the Thracian front and fight there!1370Recalcitrant son:You’re right, by Dionysus! That’s good advice and I’ll take it!Dinkum:An...

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...hus, and I am washed by the drops of both.Too late in life I went revelling to Dionysus. Alas for those who drinkwater: they are mad but with a temper... ...th wine, for my bones crave That moisture, still now somewhat to rejoice;For Dionysus' revels once were dear, And wine-uplifted music my delight;S... ... rejoice refreshed with wine, that I who delighted in theloud-voiced revels of Dionysus, I who dwelt amid such music as loveswine, even in death may n... ... that I hold theirCritias. 170. In the Schoolroom The mask of Dionysus, hung on the wall, speaksI'm Simus' gift. He begged the Muses ... ...here's a light trigger to Love's catapult.There is, I swear it by Pan, yes, by Dionysus, there is some fire hiddenhere under the embers. I mistrust my... ...to me and cast me into love. 184. Wine my MuseSuccessful poets, Dionysus, speak But little of their work: at most, "I'm winning."But ... ... For my own verse, Lord, I'll rehearse The terse.A successful poet, Dionysus, is a man of few words. The most he saysis "I conquer." But he... ...s or of Megisteus, holding uplifted in his hand his love-lornlyre. But, father Dionysus, guard him; it is not meet that the servantof Bacchus should f... ...r.Already, crowning their heads with the bloom of berried ivy, men cryevoe! to Dionysus the giver of the grape. The bees that the bull'scarcase genera...

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...resses, inreverence to Phoebus Apollo.Chorus:Oh, you shining rock of fire! Twin-peaked light of Dionysus!230Chorus:And you, too, vine that bursts fort... ...hed the lush and fertile plains.650Chorus:And this was the place where Zeus lay with Semele and Dionysus was born; and when still but a baby,the curly... ...love blood and death so much?Chorus:Why are so much out of harmony with the songs and dances of Dionysus?Chorus:Come, toss your curls to the breeze wi...

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...principle to be fused with the masculine. Iacchus was anepithet of the god Dionysus (Bacchus) and the name ofthe torch-bearer at the Eleusinian myster...

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... into a hound with blood-red eyes.Hekabe:How do you know that I will change my shape?Polymestor:Dionysus told me. Dionysus, the seer of Thrace.Hekabe:...