The Bacchae — Pentheus Confronts Tiresias — The Bacchae

Pentheus, the young king of Thebes, expresses his outrage at the Bacchic rituals sweeping his city, led by a mysterious stranger. He confronts the elderly prophet Tiresias, who has embraced the new god Dionysus, accusing him of profiting from the new religion and dismissing its legitimacy.

Format: Duologue · Genre: Classical · Source: The Bacchae · Author: Euripides · Characters: PENTHEUS, TIRESIAS