Pentheus /ˈpɛnθɪəs/

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  N the grandson of Cadmus and his successor as king of Thebes, who resisted the introduction of the cult of Dionysus. In revenge the god drove him mad and he was torn to pieces by a group of bacchantes, one of whom was his mother 彭透斯; 卡德摩斯的孙子，底比斯国王继承人，拒绝崇拜狄俄尼索斯。为报复他，狄俄尼索斯将其逼疯，并让女祭司将其撕碎，其母为女祭司中一员 [Greek myth]