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King Pentheus of Thebes is torn apart by maenads, led by his mother Agave. Fresco from the north wall of the triclinium in the Casa dei Vettii, Pompeii.
✨ #Throwback to our glorious Maenads ✨ Remembering the strength & magick of our debut show #DivineProportions at @thevaultsuk - we miss our heavenly fam SO MUCH✨💕✨
Did you make it to see the show?
Image - @aloverdrive
These maenads hold in their hand a thyrsos - fennel stalk, attribute of Dionysus (Bacchus). Bacchus turned plant into weapon, concealing iron points in the head of leaves. His thyrsus is called "spear in vine-leaves", and its point was thought to incite to madness. Tchin !