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Pentheus
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
A king of Thebes, opposed to the introduction of the Bacchus worship into his kingdom, was driven mad by the god, and torn in pieces by his mother and sisters, who, under the Bacchic frenzy, mistook him for a wild beast.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pentheus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/pentheus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.