Pentheus and the Maenads, detail of a fresco from the House of the Vettii

Pentheus half-kneeling (center) is held by two maenads. The left maenad grabs his hair raising a thyrsus in her right hand. The second maenad (right) holds Pentheus by his left arm. Behind Pentheus a third maenad raises a rock above her head preparing to strike him. Two more maenads appear in the upper right and left hand corners.

Pentheus being torn apart by Maenads. Roman fresco from the northern wall of the triclinium in the Casa dei Vettii, Pompeii. Pompeii Archaeological Park (Parco Archeologico di Pompei) VI 15,1.

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Parco Archeologico di Pompei
Associated Passages
125-136
Date
1st cen. BCE
Medium
Fresco
Location
Pompeii Archaeological Park
Image Credit
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