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days and nights, farfrom the sight of men, hemourned for the evils wiiichhis 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 whenthey heard this, they… … PENTHEUS. 527 In crowds they thronged around the house of Pentheus, raisino-loud shouts in honor of Dionysos, and besought him to followthe ..^,w 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…
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