Hubris and Fate Euripides Bacchae
he deserves death. But Greek mythology, unlike a secular system of justice, is not interested in what is fair. It attempts to educate its readers about eternal moral truths, similar to how Oedipus’ blindness seems like an excessive punishment in his attempt to avoid his fate of killing his father and marrying his mother. The gods have a different standard for themselves than the one they hold humanity. Pentheus defies that standard and thus according to Greek theological standards deserves to die within the logic of the story, if not the modern justice system.… Continue Reading...
