Semele
[ sem-uh-lee ]
/ ˈsɛm əˌli /
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noun Classical Mythology.
a daughter of Cadmus and mother, by Zeus, of Dionysus.
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Semele
/ (ˈsɛmɪlɪ) /
noun
Greek myth mother of Dionysus by Zeus
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