Semele
[sem-uh-lee]
- a daughter of Cadmus and mother, by Zeus, of Dionysus.
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Compare Thyone.
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Examples from the Web for semele
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With thunders and lightnings he entered the chamber of Semele.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)Charles Mills Gayley
Bacchus brings his mother Semele from the Underworld to Olympus.
An Introduction to MythologyLewis Spence
Then, mounted on a pale flash of lightning, he darted back to Semele.
Myths of Greece and RomeH. A. Guerber
Let these lads be added to the list of Dana and Semele and Io.
A Problem in Greek EthicsJohn Addington Symonds
Like Semele, I scorned the sports of mortals and thought only of my Beloved.
The Camp Fire Girls on the Open RoadHildegard G. Frey
Semele
- Greek myth mother of Dionysus by Zeus
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Word Origin and History for semele
Semele
daughter of Cadmus and mother of Dionysus, from Latin, from Greek Semele, a Thraco-Phrygian earth goddess, from Phrygian Zemele "mother of the earth," probably cognate with Old Church Slavonic zemlja "earth," Latin humus "earth, ground, soil" (see chthonic).
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