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Greek mythological king of Thebes
In Greek mythology, Pentheus (/ˈpɛnθjuːs/; Ancient Greek: Πενθεύς, romanized: Pentheús) was a king of Thebes. His father was Echion, the wisest of the
Pentheus
Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides
but the Thebans reject his divinity and king Pentheus orders his arrest. Eventually, Dionysus drives Pentheus insane, luring him to the mountains. The play
The_Bacchae
Female follower of Dionysus
maenads of Thebes murder King Pentheus after he bans the worship of Dionysus. Dionysus, Pentheus' cousin, himself lures Pentheus to the woods, where the maenads
Maenad
Figure in Greek mythology
form to his followers, and revealed Pentheus' hiding spot to them. The Maenads, led by a frenzied Agave, pulled Pentheus down from the tree, ripped off his
Agave_(daughter_of_Cadmus)
Ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine
Dionysus returns to his birthplace, Thebes, which is ruled by his cousin Pentheus. Pentheus, as well as his mother Agave and his aunts Ino and Autonoë, disbelieve
Dionysus
Species of moth
Phytometra pentheus is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by James Farish Malcolm Fawcett in 1916. It is found in Eritrea and Somalia
Phytometra_pentheus
1944 Achelous-class repair ship
USS Pentheus (ARL-20) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Pentheus (a
USS_Pentheus
House in Pompeii, Italy
women then attacked Pentheus, tearing him to pieces. In the scene depicted, Pentheus' mother and her sisters have discovered Pentheus and have begun to
House_of_the_Vettii
Opera by Hans Werner Henze
favour of his grandson Pentheus. Pentheus has learned of the cult of Dionysus, which involves wild and irrational revelry. Pentheus plans to ban the cult
The_Bassarids
Blind prophet of Apollo
Dionysus in the mountains near Thebes. Cadmus' petulant young grandson Pentheus, the current king, observed the scene, disgusted to find the two old men
Tiresias
American actor (born 1978)
Plays" held in New York City each fall. In mid-2009, he played the role of Pentheus in the New York City Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production
Anthony_Mackie
Theban Princess
when Pentheus, the king of Thebes, refused to allow his worship in the city. When Pentheus came to spy on their revels, Agave, the mother of Pentheus and
Autonoë_(daughter_of_Cadmus)
sister of Pentheus, successor of King Cadmus of Thebes. Epirus accompanied Cadmus and Harmonia while they were carrying the body of Pentheus. While in
Epirus_(mythology)
Figure in Greek mythology
legend of Oedipus. Creon was the son of Menoeceus, and grandson of King Pentheus. Creon had four sons and three daughters with his wife, Eurydice (sometimes
Creon_(king_of_Thebes)
Ancient Greek mythological Theban prince
Cadmus, Pentheus, the son of Echion and Agave, after banishing Polydorus ruled Thebes for a short time until Dionysus prompted Agave to kill Pentheus. Polydorus
Polydorus_(son_of_Cadmus)
Daughter of Oedipus in Greek mythology
Cadmus Pentheus Polydorus Oclasus Labdacus Menoeceus Laios Jocasta Oedipus Jocasta Eteocles Polynices Ismene Antigone
Antigone
British actor (born 1977)
character of the opposite sex. From August to October 2015, Carvel played both Pentheus and Agave in Bakkhai at the Almeida Theatre. Carvel also performed as Yank
Bertie_Carvel
Dionysian rite of sacrifice
them pulling a live bull to pieces with their hands. Later, after King Pentheus has banned the worship of Dionysus, the god lures him into a forest, to
Sparagmos
Classical Meitei language Greek tragedy
by Thawai Thiyam, son of Ratan Thiyam, it is based on the story of king Pentheus of Thebes and Olympian god Dionysus. The play "Bacchae" was showcased in
Bacchae_(Thiyam_play)
5th-century BC Athenian Greek tragedian
Polydektês, Phorkides), the birth and exploits of Dionysus (Semele, Bacchae, Pentheus), and the aftermath of the war portrayed in Seven Against Thebes (Eleusinians
Aeschylus
Greek mythological Theban king
Pentheus, its king. Nycteus's daughter, Nycteis married Polydorus, who was the successor of Pentheus, and their son was Labdacus. However, Pentheus and
Nycteus
Altered state of consciousness
his revenge on Pentheus, allowing them to chase Pentheus' men away and remain unharmed against their iron javelins. Even Agave, Pentheus' own mother, is
Religious_ecstasy
1961 film by Giorgio Ferroni,
popular turmoil, Pentheus orders the sacrifice of Manto in honor of Demeter to obtain better harvests. Dirce intercedes in vain with Pentheus to prevent Manto's
The_Bacchantes_(film)
Scottish actor (1930–2020)
was followed by Point of Departure and A Witch in Time at Kew, a role as Pentheus opposite Yvonne Mitchell in The Bacchae at the Oxford Playhouse, and a
Sean_Connery
Greek epic poem by Nonnus
44 – Dionysus arrives at Thebes and Pentheus refuses his rites and arrests Dionysus. The Furies attack Pentheus' palace and Agave and her sisters are
Dionysiaca
Mythical Greek king of Thebes
Ino Agave Echion 3. Polydorus Nycteis Antiope Semele Autonoë Dionysus 2. Pentheus Epeiros 4. Labdacus 5a. Amphion 5b. Zethus Menoeceus Eurydice A7, A8 &
Oedipus
Greek mythology character, founder of Thebes
city by civil unrest. Cadmus finally abdicated in favor of his grandson Pentheus, and went with Harmonia to Illyria, to fight on the side of the Enchelii
Cadmus
6th-century BCE Greek actor
Era: Contest of Pelias and Phorbas Hiereis (Priests) Hemitheoi (Demigods) Pentheus Fragments (probably spurious) in A. Nauck, Tragicorum graecorum fragmenta
Thespis
English actor (1921–2003)
Tourist A Story of David (1961) – Jashobeam The 300 Spartans (1962) – Pentheus Live Now, Pay Later (1962) – (unconfirmed) Billy Budd (1962) – Arnold Talbot
Robert_Brown_(British_actor)
Species of butterfly
1930 Gerydus ancon tellus Fruhstorfer, 1913 Gerydus teos Doherty, 1891 Gerydus leos virtus Fruhstorfer, 1913 Gerydus leos pentheus Fruhstorfer, 1913
Miletus_leos
Mountain range in Greece
on Cithaeron. Oedipus was exposed on the mountain, while Actaeon and Pentheus were both dismembered on its slopes. It was also the place where Heracles
Cithaeron
Mythological king of Thebes
Pandion, over their borders. Apollodorus writes that he, like his cousin Pentheus, was ripped apart by women in a bacchic frenzy for disrespect to the god
Labdacus
1962 epic historical drama film by Rudolph Maté
Richardson as Themistocles of Athens Diane Baker as Ellas, daughter of Pentheus Barry Coe as Phyllon, Spartan in love with Ellas David Farrar as King Xerxes
The_300_Spartans
Body of myths originating in ancient Greece
trilogy. In another tragedy, Euripides' The Bacchae, the king of Thebes, Pentheus, is punished by Dionysus, because he disrespected the god and spied on
Greek_mythology
Topics referred to by the same term
Medrano The Penthouse Club, a 1970–1978 Australian TV variety programme Pentheus, mythological king of Thebes The Pent House, listed building in Plympton
Penthouse
Greek poem attributed to Theocritus
3rd-century BC Greek poet Theocritus. This Idyll narrates the murder of Pentheus, who was torn to pieces (after the Dionysiac Ritual) by his mother, Agave
Idyll_XXVI
Aspect of Greek mythology
each other until only five of them remained — Echion (future father of Pentheus), Udaeus, Chthonius, Hyperenor and Pelorus. These five helped Cadmus to
Dragon's_teeth_(mythology)
British actor
Jonson's Sejanus, and Coriolanus, all for the Royal Shakespeare Company; Pentheus/Agave in Sir Peter Hall's production of Euripides' Bacchai at the National
William_Houston_(actor)
Thebe. When Cadmus died, his son Polydorus was still a minor and hence Pentheus, a son of Cadmus' daughter Agave and one of the Spartoi, became king. He
Theban kings in Greek mythology
Theban_kings_in_Greek_mythology
tell him the story of Pentheus and Dionysus. Cadmus meets Tiresias, preparing to go to worship Dionysus. They are stopped by Pentheus, who announces his
The_Lightning_Child
2002 American film
and blind prophet Teiresias. When word of this outlandishness reaches Pentheus, the young and rational King of Thebes, he orders the immediate arrest
The_Bacchae_(film)
5th-century BC Athenian playwright
Bacchae, Pentheus's first threat to the god Dionysus is that if Pentheus catches him in his city, he will 'chop off his head', whereas it is Pentheus who is
Euripides
Name of various characters in Greek mythology
Phylacus through Iphiclus. Astyoche, one of the Niobids. Astyoche, mother of Pentheus, otherwise known as Agave. Astyoche, daughter of Itylus and possible mother
Astyoche
Greek goddess of madness and rage
madden the impious daughters of Cadmus, who in turn dismember their kinsman Pentheus. Ancient Greece portal Mythology portal Erinyes Digital LIMC 8120 (Lyssa
Lyssa
Greek mythological Theban king
Hyria and then moving to Thebes, because they were friends with Pentheus, its king. Pentheus's successor was Polydorus, who married Nycteis, the daughter of
Lycus_(son_of_Hyrieus)
Metaphor referring to blaming the carrier of unwelcome information
messenger from Cithaeron requests the right to freely speak before informing Pentheus, the mythical king of Thebes, that the latter's mother has been brainwashed
Shooting_the_messenger
Greek mythical character
myths of its individual members: Actaeon, Semele, Ino and Melicertes, and Pentheus. This mytheme would link him with Agamemnon and Orion (Lacy 1990). Lacy
Actaeon
1931 opera by Egon Wellesz
Gabriele Sima (Panthea), Wolfgang Müller-Lorenz (Pentheus) and Rudolf Katzböck (Diener des Pentheus). In 2003, a concert version was produced by the Salzburg
Die_Bakchantinnen
Various figures in Greek Mythology
son of Aegyptus and Argyphia. Agave, daughter of Cadmus and mother of Pentheus. Agave, an Amazon. Graves, Robert (2017). The Greek Myths - The Complete
Agave_(mythology)
Mythical ritual consumption of raw meat in Ancient Greece
His body was then reassembled; this may be reflected in the story of Pentheus, whose body parts were gathered together after his mother, aunt and other
Omophagia
Fabled object in Greek mythology
apart in the Bacchic frenzy alongside Pentheus. The necklace eventually passed to Jocasta, granddaughter of Pentheus. Jocasta unknowingly married her son
Necklace_of_Harmonia
Volute krater discovered in Greece
is also a warrior wearing only one sandal, whose identity is disputed: Pentheus, Lycurgus of Thrace, or perhaps the "one-sandalled" Jason of Argonaut fame
Derveni_Krater
Name in Greek mythology
valor, was preferred by Cadmus to be his son-in-law": Echion was father of Pentheus and Epeiros by Agave. He was credited to be the founder of the Malian city
Echion
Cult in Ancient Greece
violent tendencies of maenadic worship, in which maenads mistook King Pentheus for a lion and killed him. The maenads usually killed their prey by hand
Cult_of_Dionysus
Ancient Greek goddess of harmony and concord
and Cadmus's children experienced great misfortune. Through Agave's son Pentheus, the necklace came into the possession of Jocasta, wife and mother of Oedipus
Harmonia
1968 American play and 1970 documentary film
Tiresias/Chorus/Himself Margaret Ryan as Chorus/Herself Will Shepherd as Pentheus/Chorus/Himself Ciel Smith as Agave/Chorus/Herself The Bacchae opened the
Dionysus_in_69
Greek mythological figures; considered the founders of Thebes
Ino Agave Echion 3. Polydorus Nycteis Antiope Semele Autonoë Dionysus 2. Pentheus Epeiros 4. Labdacus 5a. Amphion 5b. Zethus Menoeceus Eurydice A7, A8 &
Amphion_and_Zethus
English actor (born 1964)
Actors' Group. He left the National to work with David Freeman, playing Pentheus in Opera Factory's Bacchae at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, before moving into
Peter_Sullivan_(actor)
to use Crassus' actual severed head in place of the stage-prop head of Pentheus. Cassius Dio, Book 40, 12.1. Plutarch, vol III. XXI. Kennedy 1996, p. 78
Silaces
Two Theban characters in Greek mythology
both grandfather and father-in-law of Oedipus. He was the Theban son of Pentheus and a descendant of the Spartoi through his grandfather Echion. Menoeceus
Menoeceus
English actor (born 1969)
2002 The Woman in White Walter Hartright 2002 Aeneid Aeneas 2003 Dionysos Pentheus, King of Thebes 2004 Will in the World Reader 2005 Much Ado About Nothing
Toby_Stephens
Creature in Greek mythology
Melian nymphs Melissa Minyades Myia Myrmex Naïs Nerites Ocyrhoe Odysseus Pentheus Phalanx Phineus Phoenice Pompilus Taygete Themisto Theophane Tiresias Titanis
Siren_(mythology)
Greek mythological characters
Melian nymphs Melissa Minyades Myia Myrmex Naïs Nerites Ocyrhoe Odysseus Pentheus Phalanx Phineus Phoenice Pompilus Taygete Themisto Theophane Tiresias Titanis
Arge
Prefecture of Gard, Occitanie, France
from Roman Nîmes in the Musée de la Romanité Mosaic of Europa and Zeus Pentheus mosaic When the Visigoths were accepted into the Roman Empire, Nîmes was
Nîmes
Polytheistic religious groups
Dionysus. The scene in The Bacchae wherein Dionysus appears before King Pentheus on charges of claiming divinity can be compared to the New Testament scene
Paganism
English actor (1929–2025)
August 1961 Long John Silver in Treasure Island, Mermaid, December 1961 Pentheus in The Bacchae, Mermaid, February 1964 Title role in Macbeth, Mermaid,
John_Woodvine
1996 video game
confronts Pentheus about the incident, he denies involvement. Proof of the Hegemony's intentions is later found at a Thatcher smuggling base, and Pentheus declares
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri
Terra_Nova:_Strike_Force_Centauri
Text formed from parts of another text
pack, Hounds of Molossus, shaggy wolves driven Over Ampsanctus' vale and Pentheus' glade, Laelaps and Ladon, Dromas, Canace, As these in fury harry brake
Acrostic
Ritual of ancient Greece and Rome
association with bulls is found in multiple epithets. In The Bacchae, Pentheus, who opposed his worship in the god's origin city of Thebes, saw horns
Dionysian_Mysteries
Wand or staff carried during Hellenic festivals and ceremonies
pleasure/enjoyment in general. The thyrsus was tossed in the Bacchic dance: Pentheus: The thyrsus—in my right hand shall I hold it? Or thus am I more like a
Thyrsus
Greek opera singer (1929–2007)
and at Covent Garden London in 1969. In 1966, he created the role of Pentheus in Henze's Die Bassariden, at the Salzburg Festival and also sang at the
Kostas_Paskalis
Iranian empire (247 BC – 224 AD)
to use Crassus' actual severed head in place of the stage-prop head of Pentheus. On his coins, Arsaces I is depicted in apparel similar to Achaemenid satraps
Parthian_Empire
Species of fly
idyia (Walker, 1839) Chrysocharis orbicularis (Nees, 1834) Chrysocharis pentheus (Walker, 1839) Chrysocharis pubicornis (Zetterstedt, 1838) Chrysocharis
Phytomyza_ranunculi
Legendary musician, poet, and prophet in Greek mythology
apart and scattered the limbs. Here his death is analogous with that of Pentheus, who was also torn to pieces by Maenads; and it has been speculated that
Orpheus
Princess in Greek mythology
and lack of trust in her divine lover; Agave killed her own son, King Pentheus, while struck with Dionysian madness, and Actaeon, son of Autonoë, the
Ino_(mythology)
rightful throne Pelops, a king of Pisa and founder of the House of Atreus Pentheus, a king of Thebes who banned the worship of Dionysus and was torn apart
List of mortals in Greek mythology
List_of_mortals_in_Greek_mythology
Mythological princess of Thebes
Cadmus Pentheus Polydorus Oclasus Labdacus Menoeceus Laius Jocasta Oedipus Jocasta Eteocles Polynices ISMENE Antigone
Ismene
Ship used to provide maintenance support to warships and other vessels
USS Pandemus (ARL-18), ex-LST-650 USS Patroclus (ARL-19), ex-LST-955 USS Pentheus (ARL-20), ex-LST-1115 USS Proserpine (ARL-21), ex-LST-1116 USS Romulus
Repair_ship
3rd-century BC Greek poet
to a beautiful youth 18, the marriage-song of Helen; 26, the murder of Pentheus. The genuineness of the last was attacked by Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
Theocritus
Roman poet (43 BC – AD 17/18)
focuses on the mythology of Thebes with the stories of Cadmus, Actaeon, and Pentheus. The fourth book focuses on three pairs of lovers: Pyramus and Thisbe,
Ovid
Mythological narrative poem by Ovid
Actaeon, Semele and the birth of Bacchus, Tiresias, Narcissus and Echo, Pentheus and Bacchus. Book IV – The daughters of Minyas, Pyramus and Thisbe, Mars
Metamorphoses
1944 LST-491-class tank landing ship
County LST-858 / Stentor LST-859 / Lafayette County LST-860 LST-1115 / Pentheus LST-1116 / Proserpine LST-1117 / Tantalus LST-1118 / Typhon LST-1119 /
USS_Calaveras_County
Roman general and statesman (115–53 BC)
wonderful prey. Crassus' head was thus used instead of a prop to represent Pentheus and carried by Agave. According to Plutarch, Crassus was also mocked by
Marcus_Licinius_Crassus
Tender of the United States Navy
County LST-858 / Stentor LST-859 / Lafayette County LST-860 LST-1115 / Pentheus LST-1116 / Proserpine LST-1117 / Tantalus LST-1118 / Typhon LST-1119 /
USS_Orestes
Unattested tale from Greek mythology
although it does borrow elements from genuine myths, such as those of Pentheus (who is torn apart) and Hyacinthus (who dies and is transformed into a
Orchis_(mythology)
Filmography and theatrography
Lyric Theatre 1968–1970 Richard II Richard II UK tour 1969 The Bacchae Pentheus Liverpool Playhouse The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie —N/a Director; Liverpool
Ian McKellen on screen and stage
Ian_McKellen_on_screen_and_stage
Nigerian playwright, poet and novelist
solitude. He wrote The Bacchae of Euripides (1969), a reworking of the Pentheus myth. He also published in London a book of poetry, Poems from Prison.
Wole_Soyinka
1945 LST-542-class tank landing ship
LST-1113 / Kingman LST-1114 / Presque Isle (AKS-19) / Vandenburgh LST-1115 / Pentheus LST-1116 / Proserpine LST-1117 / Tantalus LST-1118 / Typhon LST-1119 /
USS_Jennings_County
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
LST-1113 / Kingman LST-1114 / Presque Isle (AKS-19) / Vandenburgh LST-1115 / Pentheus LST-1116 / Proserpine LST-1117 / Tantalus LST-1118 / Typhon LST-1119 /
USS_LST-1008
characters and events in a play, such as the Furies in Aeschylus' Eumenides and Pentheus and Cadmus in Euripides' The Bacchae. Worn by the chorus, the masks created
Theatre_of_ancient_Greece
Comparative mythology study of Jesus
Bacchae, Pentheus is not crucified, but torn apart by the maenads, Dionysus's female followers. In a later euhemerized retelling of the myth of Pentheus from
Jesus in comparative mythology
Jesus_in_comparative_mythology
US Navy tank landing ship
LST-1113 / Kingman LST-1114 / Presque Isle (AKS-19) / Vandenburgh LST-1115 / Pentheus LST-1116 / Proserpine LST-1117 / Tantalus LST-1118 / Typhon LST-1119 /
USS_Kent_County
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
LST-1113 / Kingman LST-1114 / Presque Isle (AKS-19) / Vandenburgh LST-1115 / Pentheus LST-1116 / Proserpine LST-1117 / Tantalus LST-1118 / Typhon LST-1119 /
USS_Jerome_County
LST-542-class landing ship tank
LST-1113 / Kingman LST-1114 / Presque Isle (AKS-19) / Vandenburgh LST-1115 / Pentheus LST-1116 / Proserpine LST-1117 / Tantalus LST-1118 / Typhon LST-1119 /
USS_LST-1128
United States motor torpedo boat tender
LST-1113 / Kingman LST-1114 / Presque Isle (AKS-19) / Vandenburgh LST-1115 / Pentheus LST-1116 / Proserpine LST-1117 / Tantalus LST-1118 / Typhon LST-1119 /
USS_Chiron
Myths centered around physical transformation in Greek mythology
changed into a horse by his patron-goddess Athena. Pentheus Bull Dionysus Dionysus transformed Pentheus the king of Thebes into a bull at the request of
Metamorphoses in Greek mythology
Metamorphoses_in_Greek_mythology
Mythological king of the Edoni in Thrace
various regions on the mainland" (Kerenyi 196:175).[full citation needed] Cf Pentheus, the Minyads, etc. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 3. 5. 1. Ode 2.19 at
Lycurgus_(son_of_Dryas)
LST-542-class landing ship tank
LST-1113 / Kingman LST-1114 / Presque Isle (AKS-19) / Vandenburgh LST-1115 / Pentheus LST-1116 / Proserpine LST-1117 / Tantalus LST-1118 / Typhon LST-1119 /
USS_LST-732
Horse race
Racing Carnival. The race was first held in 1933 as a principal race won by Pentheus in a time of 2.05.7 over the 10 furlongs. Among the outstanding stayers
Doomben_Cup
LST-542-class landing ship tank
LST-1113 / Kingman LST-1114 / Presque Isle (AKS-19) / Vandenburgh LST-1115 / Pentheus LST-1116 / Proserpine LST-1117 / Tantalus LST-1118 / Typhon LST-1119 /
USS_Stone_County
PENTHEUS
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Lord Shiva
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Lord of Parti; One of the Name of Shri Satya Saibaba
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Tamil
Happy, Full of Joy
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English American Spanish
Lord.
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Celestial
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Victorious or Goddess of victory, Goddess Lakshmi or Lucky or fortunate or auspicious
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Muslim/Islamic
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Italian form of Latin Filbertus, FILIBERTO means "very bright."
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