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Bacchae is distinctive from most other Greek tragedies in that the chorus is an integral part of the plot and the God is not a distant presence but the main protagonist.<br /><br />This translation by Henry Hart Milman, former Professor of Poetry at Oxford University, is in the form of a dramatic poem rather than a play. <br /><br />(Summary by Alan Mapstone)<br /><br />Cast List: <br /><br />Dionysus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Greg Giordano</a><br />Pentheus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/18077" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Paul</a><br />Tiresias: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ToddHW</a><br />Cadmus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17799" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jonathan Jones</a><br />Officer: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10542" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David Purdy</a><br />Messenger: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16152" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Anna Maria</a><br />Agave: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jenn Broda</a><br />Chorus of Bacchanals: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alan Mapstone</a><br />]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/7078132/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Arts</category><copyright>Copyright Audiobooks On Line</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/76065b3f594e9dd8ccdd13f9f4369f22.jpg</url><title>Bacchanals, The by Euripides (484 BCE - 406 BCE)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bacchanals-the-by-euripides-484-bce-406-bce--7078132</link></image><lastBuildDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:29:14 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Audiobooks On Line</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Audiobooks On Line</itunes:name><itunes:email>feeds@spreaker.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/76065b3f594e9dd8ccdd13f9f4369f22.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Euripides' Bacchae is based on the Greek myth of King Pentheus of Thebes and his mother Agave and their punishment by the god Dionysus who proclaims that he has come to Thebes to avenge the slander that he is not the son of Zeus. 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Bacchae is distinctive from most other Greek tragedies in that the chorus is an integral part of the plot and the God is not a distant presence but the main protagonist.<br /><br />This translation by Henry Hart Milman, former Professor of Poetry at Oxford University, is in the form of a dramatic poem rather than a play. <br /><br />(Summary by Alan Mapstone)<br /><br />Cast List: <br /><br />Dionysus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Greg Giordano</a><br />Pentheus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/18077" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Paul</a><br />Tiresias: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ToddHW</a><br />Cadmus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17799" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jonathan Jones</a><br />Officer: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10542" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David Purdy</a><br />Messenger: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16152" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Anna Maria</a><br />Agave: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jenn Broda</a><br />Chorus of Bacchanals: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alan Mapstone</a><br />]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Arts"/><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>3965d22b-f44a-5293-9bb7-45664f35ea8d</podcast:guid><itunes:type>serial</itunes:type><item><title>Part 1</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/part-1--72296845</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72296845</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:52:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72296845/001_part_1.mp3" length="24488835" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0d45853e-9e51-4fd7-a6f4-ecd99e0ddbb6/0d45853e-9e51-4fd7-a6f4-ecd99e0ddbb6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0d45853e-9e51-4fd7-a6f4-ecd99e0ddbb6/0d45853e-9e51-4fd7-a6f4-ecd99e0ddbb6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0d45853e-9e51-4fd7-a6f4-ecd99e0ddbb6/0d45853e-9e51-4fd7-a6f4-ecd99e0ddbb6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Audiobooks On Line</itunes:author><itunes:duration>3058</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/76065b3f594e9dd8ccdd13f9f4369f22.jpg"/><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Part 2</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/part-2--72296848</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72296848</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:52:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72296848/002_part_2.mp3" length="20257577" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/414b7d14-67ba-4d06-b83e-b2105dd3d3cb/414b7d14-67ba-4d06-b83e-b2105dd3d3cb.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/414b7d14-67ba-4d06-b83e-b2105dd3d3cb/414b7d14-67ba-4d06-b83e-b2105dd3d3cb.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/414b7d14-67ba-4d06-b83e-b2105dd3d3cb/414b7d14-67ba-4d06-b83e-b2105dd3d3cb.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Audiobooks On Line</itunes:author><itunes:duration>2530</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/76065b3f594e9dd8ccdd13f9f4369f22.jpg"/><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
