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Resources on Agave, the famous mother of Pentheus known to us from Greek mythology and Greek tragedy.
Agave
Explanation of the place of Agave in Greek mythology.
Euripides - Greek Tragedy
Plays by Euripides include the Greek tragedy about Agave and Pentheus, known as either The Bacchae or The Bacchantes.
Bacchae Outline
David L. Silverman's page outlining Euripides' Bacchae.
Pentheus
Carlos Parada's page on Pentheus and his destruction by his frenzied, maenad mother, Agave.

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