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Agave is the daughter of Cadmus and mother of Pentheus, king of Thebes. Maddened by Dionysus for scorning his worship, she leads the Maenads in their mountain frenzy. In her delusion she mistakes her son for a lion and tears him apart, bearing his head home in triumph.
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Orpheus and Eurydice
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- Who is Agave?
- Agave is the daughter of Cadmus and mother of Pentheus, king of Thebes. Maddened by Dionysus for scorning his worship, she leads the Maenads in their mountain frenzy. In her delusion she mistakes her son for a lion and tears him apart, bearing his head home in triumph.
- Which mythology does Agave belong to?
- Agave belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Agave appear in?
- Agave appears in Orpheus and Eurydice, Dionysus, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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