Bacchae

[bak-ee]

plural noun

Classical Mythology.

1. the female attendants of Bacchus.

2. the priestesses of Bacchus.

3. the women who took part in the Bacchanalia.

Bacchae

/ ˈbækiː /

plural noun

1. the priestesses or female devotees of Bacchus

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bacchae¹

< Latin < Greek Bákkhai, plural of Bákkhē maenad

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bacchae¹

Latin, from Greek Bakkhai , plural of Bakkhē priestess of _Bacchus

Example Sentences

Set in the idyllic island of Naxos, Greece, Pochoda refashions Euripides’ “The Bacchae” to weave a hypnotic tale of recently widowed Lena, breaking free from the strictures imposed by the men in her life.

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While still set in 21st-century America, this one is based on Euripides’ “The Bacchae” — well, the one he might have written as a brilliant, fiercely feminist provocateur.

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Sossi started to push his creative limits with its first productions — “A Man’s a Man” by Bertolt Brecht, “The Serpent” by Jean-Claude van Itallie, “The Threepenny Opera” by Brecht and Kurt Weill and “The Bacchae” by Euripides.

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In the last decade, he's been here more and more, thanks to TV work such as hosting the Traitors American version and shows like Burn, Macbeth and The Bacchae with the National Theatre of Scotland.

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The scene stealing moment when he descended on wires from high in the theatre rafters in The Bacchae in 2007.

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