Bacchae
plural noun
Bac·chae
ˈba-ˌkē 
-ˌkī
1
: the female attendants or priestesses of Bacchus
2
: the women participating in the Bacchanalia
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Soyinka’s Bacchae is a serious work of art in a way that almost nothing done these days is serious, and its power derives from its merging of three seemingly quite different cultural traditions—three distinct and yet mystically correspondent practices of mythmaking.
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John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
The final show of the series features Big Cry Country and Bacchae.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022
Dead cattle hanging from hooks allude to the animals killed by followers of Dionysus in The Bacchae.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 29 July 2021
John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
The final show of the series features Big Cry Country and Bacchae.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022
Dead cattle hanging from hooks allude to the animals killed by followers of Dionysus in The Bacchae.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 29 July 2021
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“Bacchae.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bacchae. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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