Is Pentheus a God?

Pentheus was a king of Thebes in Greek mythology, son of Echion, one of the Spartoi, and Agave, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.

Is Pentheus a mortal?

Pentheus is the king of Thebes, son of Agaue, grandson of Cadmus and the first cousin of Dionysus. Structurally Pentheus is Dionysus's foil, thus he is a preserver of law and order, a military man, a stern patriarch, and ultimately a doomed mortal.

What was Pentheus killed by?

Pentheus is killed by Agave, his own mother. She is in a trance and she and the other Maenads force Pentheus out of the tree where he is hiding and...