Myths Dionysus came to his birthplace, Thebes, where neither Pentheus, his cousin who was now king, nor Pentheus' mother Agave, Dionysus' aunt (Semele's sister) acknowledged his divinity. Dionysus punished Agave by driving her insane, and in that condition, she killed her son and tore him to pieces. From Thebes, Dionysus went to Argos where all the women except the daughters of King Proetus joined in his worship. Dionysus punished them by driving them mad, and they killed the infants who were nursing at their breasts. He did the same to the daughters of Minyas, King of Orchomenos in Boetia, and then turned them into bats.
myths dionysus came to his birthplace thebes where neither pentheus his cousin who was now king nor pentheus' mother agave dionysus' aunt (semele's sister) acknowledged his divinity dionysus punished agave by driving her insane and in that condition she killed her son and tore him to pieces from thebes dionysus went to argos where all the women except the daughters of king proetus joined in his worship dionysus punished them by driving them mad and they killed the infants who were nursing at their breasts he did the same to the daughters of minyas king of orchomenos in boetia and then turned them into bats