CLASSICS 1B03 Lecture 14: CLASSICS Euripides’ Bacchae
14 Nov 2016
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Chronologically (in mythology) before oedipus the king. Bromios, bakkhos (bacchus), iakhos (iachos), euios (evius) This god is sort of born of a mortal woman. Hermes saves the baby (dionysus); sewn into zeus" thigh. Dionysus was sent away, and turned into a goat. Nysa, this is where he learned to make wine (what he is known for) His up bringing by the nymphs made him a little more feminine. He spend his up bringing away from greece. He learned dancing to music (not typical of greeks) He always has long hair (which is not typical for men) and wears longer gowns. Carrying a thymuses; ear fawnskin; ivy/pine wreath (like a wand) They sacri ce animals by pulling them apart alive, and eating the raw esh. What makes this sacri ce dangerous is the women having part in it. Imitation is dangerous (pretending to be a women could actually turn you into a women threatening their masculinity)
