Euripes explained

In The Bacchae, Euripedes shows us Dionysus represents the animalistic and spiritualist life force that connects humanity to its instinctive basic roots—roots that are illogical, chaotic, and indigenous. I will be comparing Dionysus’ effect on the social categories within the city of Thebes. When the people of Thebes attempt to maintain their indifference to Dionysus’ claims of divinity, he came to the town personally to invoke his punishment on all those who would not …

…example, Teiresias and Camdus willingly cross-dress to go join the Maenads in their rituals. They are ridiculed by Pentheus as he calls them fools for following Dionysus. The irony is that later on Dionysus creates an illusion and manipulates Pentheus to hide behind women’s clothing and take part in the festivities of the wild women in the hills. Dionysus Each one of those different supernatural acts performed represented a different aspect of Dionysus’ control.