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delight of wine�察�that makes all pain to cease�察�hateful to him is every

one who careth not to live the life of bliss�察�that lasts through

days and nights of joy。 True wisdom is to keep the heart and soul

aloof from over´subtle wits。 That which the less enlightened crowd

approves and practises�察�will I accept。



         Re´enter PENTHEUS。 Enter SERVANT bringing DIONYSUS bound。



  SERVANT

    We are come�察�Pentheus�察�having hunted down this prey�察�for which

thou didst send us forth�察�not in vain hath been our quest。 We found

our quarry tame�察�he did not fly from us�察�but yielded himself without a

struggle�察�his cheek ne'er blanched�察�nor did his ruddy colour change��

but with a smile he bade me bind and lead him away�察�and he waited��

making my task an easy one。 For very shame I said to him�察 �Against

my will�察�sir stranger�察�do I lead thee hence�察�but Pentheus ordered

it�察�who sent me hither。; As for his votaries whom thou thyself didst

check�察�seizing and binding them hand and foot in the public gaol��

all these have loosed their bonds and fled into the meadows where they

now are sporting�察�calling aloud on the Bromian god。 Their chains

fell off their feet of their own accord�察�and doors flew open without

man's hand to help。 Many a marvel hath this stranger brought with

him to our city of Thebes�察�what yet remains must be thy care。

  PENTHEUS

    Loose his hands�察�for now that I have him in the net he is scarce

swift enough to elude me。 So�察�sir stranger�察�thou art not

ill´favoured from a woman's point of view�察�which was thy real object

in coming to Thebes�察�thy hair is long because thou hast never been a

wrestler�察�flowing right down thy cheeks most wantonly�察�thy skin is

white to help thee gain thy end�察�not tanned by ray of sun�察�but kept

within the shade�察�as thou goest in quest of love with beauty's bait。

Come�察�tell me first of thy race。

  DIONYSUS

    That needs no braggart's tongue�察�'tis easily told�察�maybe thou

knowest Tmolus by hearsay。

  PENTHEUS

    I know it�察�the range that rings the city of Sardis round。

  DIONYSUS

    Thence I come�察�Lydia is my native home。

  PENTHEUS

    What makes thee bring these mysteries to Hellas��

  DIONYSUS

    Dionysus�察�the son of Zeus�察�initiated me。

  PENTHEUS

    Is there a Zeus in Lydia�察�who begets new gods��

  DIONYSUS

    No�察�but Zeus who married Semele in Hellas。

  PENTHEUS

    Was it by night or in the face of day that he constrained thee��

  DIONYSUS

    'Twas face to face he intrusted his mysteries to me。

  PENTHEUS

    Pray�察�what special feature stamps thy rites��

  DIONYSUS

    That is a secret to be hidden from the uninitiated。

  PENTHEUS

    What profit bring they to their votaries��

  DIONYSUS

    Thou must not be told�察�though 'tis well worth knowing。

  PENTHEUS

    A pretty piece of trickery�察�to excite my curiosity��

  DIONYSUS

    A man of godless life is an abomination to the rites of the god。

  PENTHEUS

    Thou sayest thou didst see the god clearly�察�what was he like��

  DIONYSUS

    What his fancy chose�察�I was not there to order this。

  PENTHEUS

    Another clever twist and turn of thine�察�without a word of answer。

  DIONYSUS

    He were a fool�察�methinks�察�who would utter wisdom to a fool。

  PENTHEUS

    Hast thou come hither first with this deity��

  DIONYSUS

    All foreigners already celebrate these mysteries with dances。

  PENTHEUS

    The reason being�察�they are far behind Hellenes in wisdom。

  DIONYSUS

    In this at least far in advance�察�though their customs differ。

  PENTHEUS

    Is it by night or day thou performest these devotions��

  DIONYSUS

    By night mostly�察�darkness lends solemnity。

  PENTHEUS

    Calculated to entrap and corrupt women。

  DIONYSUS

    Day too for that matter may discover shame。

  PENTHEUS

    This vile quibbling settles thy punishment。

  DIONYSUS

    Brutish ignorance and godlessness will settle thine。

  PENTHEUS

    How bold our Bacchanal is growing� �a very master in this wordy

strife��

  DIONYSUS

    Tell me what I am to suffer�察�what is the grievous doom thou wilt

inflict upon me��

  PENTHEUS

    First will I shear off thy dainty tresses。

  DIONYSUS

    My locks are sacred�察�for the god I let them grow。

  PENTHEUS

    Next surrender that thyrsus。

  DIONYSUS

    Take it from me thyself�察�'tis the wand of Dionysus I am bearing。

  PENTHEUS

    In dungeon deep thy body will I guard。

  DIONYSUS

    The god himself will set me free�察�whene'er I list。

  PENTHEUS

    Perhaps he may�察�when thou standest amid thy Bacchanals and callest

on his name。

  DIONYSUS

    Even now he is near me and witnesses my treatment。

  PENTHEUS

    Why�察�where is he�拭�To my eyes he is invisible。

  DIONYSUS

    He is by my side�察�thou art a godless man and therefore dost not

see him。

  PENTHEUS

    Seize him� �the fellow scorns me and Thebes too。

  DIONYSUS

    I bid you bind me not�察�reason addressing madness。

  PENTHEUS

    But I say ;bind� ─�with better right than thou。

  DIONYSUS

    Thou hast no knowledge of the life thou art leading�察�thy very

existence is now a mystery to thee。

  PENTHEUS

    I am Pentheus�察�son of Agave and Echion。

  DIONYSUS

    Well´named to be misfortune's mate��

  PENTHEUS

    Avaunt� �Ho� �shut him up within the horses' stalls hard by�察�that

for light he may have pitchy gloom。 Do thy dancing there�察�and these

women whom thou bringest with thee to share thy villainies I will

either sell as slaves or make their hands cease from this noisy

beating of drums�察�and set them to work at the loom as servants of my

own。

  DIONYSUS

    I will go�察�for that which fate forbids�察�can never befall me。 For

this thy mockery be sure Dionysus will exact a recompense of thee´even

the god whose existence thou deniest�察�for thou art injuring him by

haling me to prison。



                                Exit DIONYSUS�察�guarded�察�and PENTHEUS。



  CHORUS

    Hail to thee�察�Dirce�察�happy maid�察�daughter revered of Achelous��

within thy founts thou didst receive in days gone by the babe of Zeus��

what time his father caught him up into his thigh from out the

deathless flame�察�while thus he cried�此 �Go rest�察�my Dithyrambus��

there within thy father's womb�察�by this name�察�O Bacchic god�察�I now

proclaim thee to Thebes。; But thou�察�blest Dirce�察�thrustest me aside��

when in thy midst I strive to hold my revels graced with crowns。 Why

dost thou scorn me�拭�Why avoid me�拭�By the clustered charm that Dionysus

sheds o'er the vintage I vow there yet shall come a time when thou

wilt turn thy thoughts to Bromius。 What furious rage the earth´born

race displays�察�even Pentheus sprung of a dragon of old�察�himself the

son of earth´born Echion�察�a savage monster in his very mien�察�not

made in human mould�察�but like some murderous giant pitted against

heaven�察�for he means to bind me�察�the handmaid of Bromius�察�in cords

forthwith�察�and e'en now he keeps my fellow´reveller pent within his

palace�察�plunged in a gloomy dungeon。 Dost thou mark this�察�O

Dionysus�察�son of Zeus�察�thy prophets struggling 'gainst resistless

might�拭�Come�察�O king�察�brandishing thy golden thyrsus along the slopes

of Olympus�察�restrain the pride of this bloodthirsty wretch� �Oh��

where in Nysa�察�haunt of beasts�察�or on the peaks of Corycus art thou��

Dionysus�察�marshalling with thy wand the revellers�拭�or haply in the

thick forest depths of Olympus�察�where erst Orpheus with his lute

gathered trees to his minstrelsy�察�and beasts that range the fields。 Ah

blest Pieria� �Evius honours thee�察�to thee will he come with his

Bacchic rites to lead the dance�察�and thither will he lead the circling

Maenads�察�crossing the swift current of Axius and the Lydias�察�that

giveth wealth and happiness to man�察�yea�察�and the father of rivers��

which�察�as I have heard�察�enriches with his waters fair a land of

steeds。

  DIONYSUS ��Within��

    What ho� �my Bacchantes�察�ho� �hear my call�察�oh� �hear。

  CHORUS I

    Who art thou�拭�what Evian cry is this that calls me�拭�whence comes

it��

  DIONYSUS

    What ho� �once more I call�察�I the son of Semele�察�the child of Zeus。

  CHORUS II

    My master�察�O my master�察�hail��

  CHORUS III

    Come to our revel´band�察�O Bromian god。

  CHORUS IV

    Thou solid earth��

  CHORUS V

    Most awful shock��

  CHORUS VI

    O horror� �soon will the palace of Pentheus totter and fall。

  CHORUS VII

    Dionysus is within this house。

  CHORUS VIII

    Do homage to him。

  CHORUS IX

    We do� �I do��

  CHORUS X

    Did ye mark yon architrave of stone upon the columns start

asunder��

  CHORUS XI

    Within these walls the triumph´shout of Bromius himself will rise。

  DIONYSUS

    Kindle the blazing torch with lightning's fire�察�abandon to the

flames the halls of Pentheus。

  CHORUS XII

    Ha� �dost not see the flame�察�dost not clearly mark it at the sacred

tomb of Semele�察�the lightning flame which long ago the hurler of the

bolt left there��

  CHORUS XIII

    Your trembling limbs prostrate�察�ye Maenads�察�low upon the ground。

  CHORUS XIV

    Yea�察�for our king�察�the son of Zeus�察�is assailing and utterly

confounding this house。



                                                      Enter DIONYSUS。



  DIONYSUS

    Are ye so stricken with terror that ye have fallen to the earth�察�O

foreign dames�拭�Ye saw then�察�it would seem�察�how the Bacchic god made

Pentheus' halls to quake�察�but arise�察�be of good heart�察�compose your

trembling limbs。

  CHORUS

    O chiefest splendour of our gladsome Bacchic sport�察�with what

joy I see thee in my loneliness��

  DIONYSUS

    Were ye cast down when I was led into the house�察�to be plunged

into the gloomy dungeons of Pentheus��

  CHORUS

    Indeed I was。 Who was to protect me�察�if thou shouldst meet with

mishap�拭�But how wert thou set free from the clutches of this godless

wretch��

  DIONYSUS

    My own hands worked out my own salvation�察�easily and without
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