Thyone

American  

[thahy-oh-nee, thahy-uh-] / ˈθaɪ oʊˌni, ˈθaɪ ə- /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. Semele, as named by her son Dionysus when he took her from the underworld to Olympus.

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Example Sentences

Bacchus, when made a god, raised her to heaven under the name of Thyone.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

And so, farewell, Dionysus, Insewn, with your mother Semele whom men call Thyone.

From Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Evelyn-White, Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard)

Hail to thee, Dionysus Eiraphiotes, with thy mother Semele, whom men call Thyone.

From The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological by Lang, Andrew