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Who Is Dionysus Suffered In Euripides Bacchae

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Often times in Greek mythology, it is difficult to distinguish a God from a mortal. Therefore, the story of Euripides’ Bacchae is an example of how Dionysus tries to prove that he is a son of Zeus and a God. Throughout the story Dinoysus becomes feed up with other’s including King Pentheus’ disbelief causing him to create a deceitful plan to prove his true self. In Euripides’ Bacchae, I would have to sympathize with Pentheus. Pentheus ultimately suffered due to his own disbelief and unknowingness, which consequently lead to him getting deceived. The desire to be acknowledged becomes so great causing people to become manipulatively fraudulent in order to get a point across. Dinoysus, son of Zeus and Semele, tried all his life to prove that he

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