Pentheus

King of Thebes after Cadmus. Bans the rites of Dionysus, and is killed by the Bacchae.

Genealogy

Agave

Echion, Echion

Places
  1. Cithaeron
  2. Thebes
Events
  1. Pentheus tries to stop Dionysus and his rites
  2. Agave, under Dionysus’ influence, rips Pentheus to pieces
  3. Pentheus grants Lycus and Nycteus citizenship at Thebes
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.2
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.5
  3. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 20.3
  4. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 2.7
  5. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 2.4
  6. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 5.4
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