Museum of antiquity : a description of ancient life : the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, palaces, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1882)
Yaggy, L. W, Haines, T. L · New York : Standard Pub. House · leaf 557
lurkedfor many days and nights, farfrom the sight of men, hemourned for the evils whichhis kinsman, Dionysos, was bring-ing upon the land. So KingPentheus made a law that noneshould follow these new cus-toms, and that the women shouldstay quietly doing their ownwork in their homes. But when they… … PENTHEUS. 527 In crowds they thronged around the house of Pentheus, raisingloud shouts in honor ot Dionysos, and besought him to followthe new way, but he would not hearken to them. Thus it was for many days; and when all the city wasshaken by the madness of the new worship, Pentheus thoughtthat he…
Civilization, Ancient · Classical antiquities
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