The Downfall of King Pentheus

Dionysus orchestrates a complex plan to lead King Pentheus to his downfall by manipulating him into disguising as a woman and humiliating him in front of the Thebans. The chapter vividly describes the horrific scene where Pentheus is torn apart by the fervid worshipers of Dionysus, culminating in a savage act of retribution in the name of the god.