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 (1883)
Yaggy, Levi W, Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis), b. 1844 · Alexandria, Va., W.P. Grant & co. · leaf 551
^ 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 whenthey heard this, they… … PENTHEUS. 527 In crowds they thronged around the house of Pentheus, raisingloud 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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