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The Bacchae Study Guide

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by Euripides
About 57 pages (17,074 words)
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Parodos Summary

The Parodos is a hymn of praise to Dionysus by his cult followers. The cult has followed him from Persia, not realizing that he is actually the god they worship. In song, they again tell the story of his birth. They describe the joy of worship with abandon, even to the point of dressing in animal skins and eating.....

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