In Euripides' play The Bacchae, Theban Maenads murdered King Pentheus after he banned the worship of Dionysus because he denied Dionysus' divinity. Dionysus, Pentheus' cousin, lured Pentheus to the woods—Pentheus wanted to see what he thought were the sexual activities of the women—where the Maenads tore him apart and his corpse was mutilated by his own mother, Agave. Agave and Pentheus' aunt, Autonoe, tore him limb from limb in a Bacchic frenzy.[4] Thinking that she and the other women had just killed a lion—for Dionysus had driven them mad—Agave carried her son's head on a stick back to Thebes, only realizing the truth when confronted by her father, Cadmus.
This murder also served as Dionysus' vengeance on Agave (and her sisters Ino and Autonoë). Semele, during her pregnancy with Dionysus, was destroyed by the sight of the splendor of Zeus. Her sisters spread the report that she had only endeavored to conceal unmarried sex with a mortal man, by pretending that Zeus was the father of her child, and said that her destruction was a just punishment for her falsehood. This calumny was severely avenged upon Agave. After Dionysus, the son of Semele, had traversed the world, he came to Thebes and sent the Theban women mad, compelling them to celebrate his Dionysiac festivals on Mount Cithaeron. Pentheus, wishing to prevent or stop these riotous proceedings, was persuaded by a disguised Dionysus to go himself to Cithaeron, but was torn to pieces there by his own mother Agave, who in her frenzy believed him to be a wild lion.[5]
For this transgression, according to Hyginus,[6] Agave was exiled from Thebes and fled to Illyria to marry King Lycotherses, and then killed him in order to gain the city for her father Cadmus. According to William Smith, Hyginus' account is "manifestly transplaced by Hyginus, and must have belonged to an earlier part of the story of Agave".[7]
Dotted lines indicate extra-marital relationships or adoptions.
Kings of Thebes are numbered with bold names and a light purple background.
Joint rules are indicated by a number and lowercase letter, for example, 5a. Amphion shared the throne with 5b. Zethus.
Regents of Thebes are alphanumbered (format AN) with bold names and a light red background.
The number N refers to the regency preceding the reign of the Nth king. Generally this means the regent served the Nth king but not always, as Creon (A9) was serving as regent to Laodamas (the 10th King) when he was slain by Lycus II (the usurping 9th king).
The letter A refers to the regency sequence. "A" is the first regent, "B" is the second, etc.
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For other uses see Agave mythology In Greek mythology Agave ˈ ae ɡ e v i Ancient Greek Ἀgayh romanized Agaue lit illustrious or high born 1 the daughter of Cadmus was a princess of Thebes and the queen of the Maenads followers of Dionysus also known as Bacchus 2 AgavePrincess of Boiotian ThebesMember of the Theban Royal FamilyAbodeThebesPersonal informationParentsCadmus and HarmoniaSiblingsAutonoe Ino Semele and PolydorusConsortEchion one of the SpartoiChildrenPentheus and Epirus Contents 1 Family 2 Mythology 3 Genealogy 4 Family tree of the Theban royal house 5 Gallery 6 Notes 7 ReferencesFamily editAgave was the eldest daughter of Cadmus the king and founder of the city of Thebes Greece and of the goddess Harmonia Her sisters were Autonoe Ino and Semele and her brother was Polydorus 3 Agave married Echion one of the five Spartoi and was the mother of Pentheus a king of Thebes and Epirus Mythology editIn Euripides play The Bacchae Theban Maenads murdered King Pentheus after he banned the worship of Dionysus because he denied Dionysus divinity Dionysus Pentheus cousin lured Pentheus to the woods Pentheus wanted to see what he thought were the sexual activities of the women where the Maenads tore him apart and his corpse was mutilated by his own mother Agave Agave and Pentheus aunt Autonoe tore him limb from limb in a Bacchic frenzy 4 Thinking that she and the other women had just killed a lion for Dionysus had driven them mad Agave carried her son s head on a stick back to Thebes only realizing the truth when confronted by her father Cadmus This murder also served as Dionysus vengeance on Agave and her sisters Ino and Autonoe Semele during her pregnancy with Dionysus was destroyed by the sight of the splendor of Zeus Her sisters spread the report that she had only endeavored to conceal unmarried sex with a mortal man by pretending that Zeus was the father of her child and said that her destruction was a just punishment for her falsehood This calumny was severely avenged upon Agave After Dionysus the son of Semele had traversed the world he came to Thebes and sent the Theban women mad compelling them to celebrate his Dionysiac festivals on Mount Cithaeron Pentheus wishing to prevent or stop these riotous proceedings was persuaded by a disguised Dionysus to go himself to Cithaeron but was torn to pieces there by his own mother Agave who in her frenzy believed him to be a wild lion 5 For this transgression according to Hyginus 6 Agave was exiled from Thebes and fled to Illyria to marry King Lycotherses and then killed him in order to gain the city for her father Cadmus According to William Smith Hyginus account is manifestly transplaced by Hyginus and must have belonged to an earlier part of the story of Agave 7 Genealogy editArgive genealogy in Greek mythology vteInachusMeliaZeusIoPhoroneusEpaphusMemphisLibyaPoseidonBelusAchiroeAgenorTelephassaDanausElephantisAegyptusCadmusCilixEuropaPhoenixMantineusHypermnestraLynceusHarmoniaZeusPolydorusSpartaLacedaemonOcaleaAbasAgaveSarpedonRhadamanthusAutonoeEurydiceAcrisiusInoMinosZeusDanaeSemeleZeusPerseusDionysusColour key Male Female DeityFamily tree of the Theban royal house editRoyal house of Thebes family treevte Solid lines indicate descendants Dashed lines indicate marriages Dotted lines indicate extra marital relationships or adoptions Kings of Thebes are numbered with bold names and a light purple background Joint rules are indicated by a number and lowercase letter for example 5a Amphion shared the throne with 5b Zethus Regents of Thebes are alphanumbered format AN with bold names and a light red background The number N refers to the regency preceding the reign of the Nth king Generally this means the regent served the Nth king but not always as Creon A9 was serving as regent to Laodamas the 10th King when he was slain by Lycus II the usurping 9th king The letter A refers to the regency sequence A is the first regent B is the second etc Deities have a yellow background color Harmonia1 CadmusPolyxoA4 Nycteus Regent DirceB4 amp A6 Lycus Regent ZeusZeusInoAgaveEchion3 PolydorusNycteisAntiopeSemeleAutonoeDionysus2 PentheusEpeiros4 Labdacus5a Amphion5b ZethusMenoeceusEurydiceA7 A8 amp A9 Creon Regent Jocasta6 LaiusMeropePolybusHipponomeAlcaeusZeusAlcmeneAmphitryonPerimede7 OedipusMegaraHeraclesIphiclesAnaxoHeniocheMegareusHaemonAntigone8b EteoclesArgea8a PolynicesPyrrhaLycomedesIsmene9 Lycus IIA12 Peneleos Regent 10 LaodamasDemonassa11 ThersanderOpheltes12 Tisamenus14 Damasichthon13 Autesion15 PtolemyTherasArgeiaAristodemus16 XanthosEurysthenesProclesGallery edit nbsp Pictura loquens sive Heroicarum tabularum Hadriani Schoonebeeck enarratio et explicatio 1695 nbsp Pompeii Casa dei Vettii Pentheus jpg nbsp The Death of PentheusNotes edit Graves Robert 2017 The Greek Myths The Complete and Definitive Edition Penguin Books Limited pp Index s v Agave ISBN 9780241983386 Bell Robert E 1991 Women of Classical Mythology A Biographical Dictionary ABC CLIO pp 14 15 ISBN 9780874365818 Apollodorus 3 4 2 Roman L amp Roman M 2010 Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman mythology p 41 at Google Books Apollodorus 3 5 2 Ovid Metamorphoses 3 725 Hyginus Fabulae 184 Archived 2014 11 05 at the Wayback Machine 240 254 Smith Agave References editApollodorus The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer F B A F R S in 2 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1921 ISBN 0 674 99135 4 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Greek text available from the same website Bell Robert E Women of Classical Mythology A Biographical Dictionary ABC Clio 1991 ISBN 9780874365818 0874365813 Graves Robert The Greek Myths Harmondsworth London England Penguin Books 1960 ISBN 978 0143106715 Graves Robert The Greek Myths The Complete and Definitive Edition Penguin Books Limited 2017 ISBN 978 0 241 98338 6 024198338X Hesiod Theogony in The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G Evelyn White Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1914 Homer The Iliad with an English Translation by A T Murray Ph D in two volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1924 ISBN 978 0674995796 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Homer Homeri Opera in five volumes Oxford Oxford University Press 1920 ISBN 978 0198145318 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Hyginus Gaius Julius The Myths of Hyginus Edited and translated by Mary A Grant Lawrence University of Kansas Press 1960 Ovid Metamorphoses Brookes More Boston Cornhill Publishing Co 1922 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Smith William Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology London 1873 Agave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Agave 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