ANTHROPOLIS I PROLOG DIONYSOS

SYNOPSIS _ PROLOG Cadmus Founds Thebes with the Survivors of the Dragon’s Teeth, and Dionysus, the God Who Was Born Twice, Appears. As time passed, Cadmus had children of his own. Zeus fell in love with Cadmus’s daughter, Semele. Semele was the sister of Agave, Ino, and Autonoe, and together they were princesses of Thebes. Princess Semele became pregnant with Zeus’s child. However, Zeus refused to reveal his true form to her, because anyone who saw his true divine form would be consumed by fire and die. Yet Semele repeatedly begged Zeus to show her his true form. In the end, Zeus granted her request and revealed his true form. As soon as Semele saw him in all his divine glory, she was completely consumed by the flames and died. Zeus then took the unborn child from Semele’s womb and sewed him into his own thigh until the child was ready to be born. That child was Dionysus, the god who was born twice. SYNOPSIS _ DIONYSOS Follow Dionysus! Pentheus, Who Refused to Worship Him, Is Killed by His Own Mother Thebes grew into a wealthy and prosperous city, and Cadmus eventually passed the throne to his grandson, Pentheus. In the city, festivals were held in honor of Dionysus, with many women following him and taking part in his worship. However, King Pentheus of Thebes condemned these festivals as irrational and banned them. In response, Dionysus arrived in Thebes disguised as a mortal. He intended to punish Pentheus for refusing to worship him as a god and to restore the honor of his mother, Semele.