Bacchae
κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
The Bacchae (/ˈbækiː/; Greek: Βάκχαι, Bakchai; also known as The Bacchantes /ˈbækənts, bəˈkænts, -ˈkɑːnts/) is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon. It premiered posthumously at the Theatre of Dionysus in 405 BC as part of a tetralogy that also included Iphigeneia at Aulis and Alcmaeon in Corinth, and which Euripides' son or nephew is assumed to have directed. It won first prize in the City Dionysia festival competition.
Translations
ar: الباكوسيات; bg: Вакханки; ca: Les bacants; da: Bacchanterne; de: Die Bakchen; el: Βάκχαι; en: The Bacchae; eo: Bakĥantinoj; es: Las bacantes; fi: Bakkhantit; fr: Les Bacchantes; gl: As Bacantes; he: הבאקכות; hy: Բաքոսուհիներ; id: Bakkhai; is: Bakkynjurnar; it: Le Baccanti; ja: バッコスの信女; ko: 박코스 여신도들; la: Bacchae; nl: Bakchai; no: Bakkantinnene; oc: Las Bacantas; pl: Bachantki; pt: As Bacantes; ru: Вакханки; sh: Bakhe; sv: Backanterna; tl: Ang Bacchae; tr: Bakkhalar; uk: Вакханки
