Andrew Zissos: 2 books
Ovid, Metamorphoses, 3.511-73
Latin Text with Introduction, Commentary, Glossary of Terms, Vocabulary Aid and Study Questions
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2016
This extract from Ovid's 'Theban History' recounts the confrontation of Pentheus, king of Thebes, with his divine cousin, Bacchus, the god of wine. Notwithstanding the warnings of the seer Tiresias and the cautionary tale of a character Acoetes (perhaps Bacchus in disguise), who tells of how the god...
Ovid, Metamorphoses (3.511–733)
Latin Text with Introduction, Commentary, Glossary of Terms, Vocabulary Aid and Study Questions
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
This part of Ovid's 'Theban History' recounts the confrontation of Pentheus, king of Thebes, with his divine cousin, Bacchus, the god of wine. Notwithstanding the warnings of the seer Tiresias and the cautionary tale of a character Acoetes (perhaps Bacchus in disguise), who tells of how the god once...