# Pentheus — Metamorphoses character guide

> Pentheus in Metamorphoses by Ovid.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the rash Pentheus

**First appearance:** 0026-story-of-pentheus

## Who they are

Theban king torn apart by Bacchants for denying Bacchus.

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