Comical old men, each typical, competing over who might be older.
Kadmos acting as if he believes, but still very traditional. I feel he is very much like the tragic character King Lear. What is a good parent?
King Lear on stage
Greek Pattern from fashion-era.com
Teiresias dealing in strange affairs, selling charms from the mystic Asia Minor. That is why I want to include a Persian pattern here.
All from Ornaments from the British Museum
It is actually quite interesting how these are all very geometric patterns, whereas the Greek have more ivy-like fluid spirals. And it is, in fact, Pentheus that I would imagine as a more geometric character.
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