Semele
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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He'll be making his Glyndebourne debut this weekend in Handel's Semele, as part of the famous English venue's summer programme.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023
Zeus tried to dissuade Semele of this request, saying that he would appear in a light brighter than a thousand earthly sons, but she didn't listen.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022
“Plunge” presented by Son of Semele, 3301 Beverly Blvd.,
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2018
It becomes the chapel where Semele is supposed to be married, following her father’s wishes, to Athamas, the Prince of Boeotia, even though she loves Jupiter, who appears in mortal form.
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2015
Madame Semele bent down and pulled a wooden cage from the cluttered space beneath her bed, and she took the blinking dormouse from her pocket and placed it into the cage.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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