'The tragedy begins with the arrival of Dionysus at Mount Kitheron. He gathers the maenads around him. Each one could be a different aspect of the same person dealing with the problems of modern life. Dionysus, a hermaphrodite deity with many faces and forms, becomes one of his own votaresses. Through her perception, he comes into confrontation with the male element in the form of Pentheus, guardian of order. It is through Pentheus' experience of human contact that his arrogance is punished...' Dimitra Mitilinaki