Central Greece
Mount Cithaeron
These rites often took place in the mountain’s forests, where women known as Maenads would enter a state of ecstatic frenzy, dancing and singing in worship of Dionysus.
Disguised as a follower, Pentheus attempted to spy on the Maenads during one of their rituals on Cithaeron.
However, in their frenzied state, the Maenads mistook him for a wild animal and tore him apart.
Greece
Mount Pangaion
In some versions of his story, Orpheus is said to have met his tragic end on this mountain, torn apart by Maenads (followers of Dionysus) after he rejected the worship of the god.