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πŸ‘€ Semele

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  • Information
    mother of Dionysos by Zeus
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q776139
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/17518
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/BOQRxaqIQ2WivzXocwC6vwh
    Gender
    Female
    Birth
    Birth is narrated
    Death
    ResurrectedBecomes immortalDeath is narrated
    Daughter of
    πŸ‘€ Cadmos (Theban) king of Thebes, originally from Phoinicia or EgyptπŸ‘€ Harmonia (Theban) daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, wife of Cadmos
    Mother of
    πŸ‘€ Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god
    Wife of
    πŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god
    Born at
    🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia
    Transformed into
    πŸ‘€ Thyone divine identity of Semele
    Dies at
    πŸ›οΈ the Chamber of Semele (Thebes) in the House of Cadmos🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in BoiotiaπŸ›οΈ the House of Cadmos (Thebes) royal palace on the citadel of Thebes
    Killed by
    πŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus
    Buried at
    🌍 Brasiai (Laconia) city in LaconiaπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Semele (Thebes) at Thebes
    Buried by
    πŸ‘€ Cadmos (Theban) king of Thebes, originally from Phoinicia or Egypt
    Resurrected by
    πŸ‘€ Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god
    Cult sites
    🌍 the Grove of Semele (Latium)🌍 Mount Cithairon (Attica/Boiotia) mountain on Boiotia-Attica border🌍 Delphi (Phocis) city and sanctuary in Phocis; for prophecies see "the Oracle of Apollo (Delphi)"πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Semele (Thebes) at ThebesπŸ›οΈ the Chamber of Semele (Thebes) in the House of Cadmos
    Cult established by
    πŸ‘€ Cadmos (Theban) king of Thebes, originally from Phoinicia or Egypt
    Dwelling
    πŸ›οΈ the House of Cadmos (Thebes) royal palace on the citadel of ThebesπŸ›οΈ the Chamber of Semele (Thebes) in the House of Cadmos
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Agaue (Theban) daughter of CadmosπŸ‘€ Autonoe (Theban) daughter of CadmosπŸ‘€ Cadmos (Theban) king of Thebes, originally from Phoinicia or EgyptπŸ‘€ Harmonia (Theban) daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, wife of CadmosπŸ‘€ Ino daughter of Cadmos, becomes goddess LeucotheaπŸ‘€ Polydoros (Theban) son of CadmosπŸ‘€ Hera Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🏺 the Thunderbolt of ZeusπŸ‘€ Actaion devoured by his own dogs🌍 Mount Cithairon (Attica/Boiotia) mountain on Boiotia-Attica borderπŸ‘₯ the Dogs of Actaion who kill their masterπŸ‘€ Autonoe (Danaid) DanaidπŸ‘€ Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian godπŸ‘€ Thyone divine identity of Semele🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Brasiai (Laconia) city in Laconia⏳ Dionysos' time on earthπŸ‘€ Amphitrite wife of Poseidon, Oceanid or Nereid according to different traditionsπŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian godπŸ‘€ Biris unknown goddess on throne of AmyclaiπŸ›οΈ the Chamber of Semele (Thebes) in the House of Cadmos🌍 the Underworld realm of HadesπŸ‘€ Polymnos Argive who showed Dionysos the way to the underworld🌍 Lake Alcyonia (Argolid) lake in the Argolid, near LernaπŸ›οΈ the Temple of Artemis Soteira at TroizenπŸ‘€ Artemis Olympian goddess🌍 River Alpheios (Peloponnese) river in western PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Aphrodite Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Glauce (Corinthian) daughter of CreonπŸ‘€ Athena Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Alcmene mother of HeraclesπŸ‘€ Melia (Theban) daughter of Oceanos, mother of TenerosπŸ‘€ Eros personification of loveπŸ‘€ Leucothea (goddess) goddess, divine identity of Ino🌍 Mount Ida (Crete) mountain on CreteπŸ›οΈ the House of Cadmos (Thebes) royal palace on the citadel of ThebesπŸ‘€ Beroe (Theban) nurse of SemeleπŸ‘€ Hermes Olympian godπŸ‘€ Ariadne daughter of MinosπŸ‘€ Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentageπŸ‘€ Lyssa personification of madnessπŸ‘€ Eileithyia goddess(es) of childbirth, daughter(s) of Zeus and Hera🌍 Thebes (Egypt) city in EgyptπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Semele (Thebes) at Thebes🌍 Spring and River Dirce (Thebes) river at Thebes🌍 Delphi (Phocis) city and sanctuary in Phocis; for prophecies see "the Oracle of Apollo (Delphi)"🌍 the Grove of Semele (Latium)
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.4.2πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.4.3πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.4.4πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.5.3πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 940-942πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 975-978πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 14.312-14.328πŸ“– Pausanias 9.5.1-9.5.2πŸ“– Pausanias 3.24.3-3.24.4πŸ“– Pausanias 3.19.3-3.19.4πŸ“– Pausanias 9.12.3-9.12.4πŸ“– Pausanias 2.37.5-2.37.6πŸ“– Pausanias 2.31.2πŸ“– Pausanias 9.2.3-9.2.4πŸ“– Pausanias 9.16.6-9.16.7πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 1 to Dionysos 1-9πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 1 to Dionysos 10-21πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 26 to Dionysos 1-13πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 7 to Dionysos 1-59πŸ“– Euripides, Hippolytos 433-480πŸ“– Euripides, Hippolytos 507-560πŸ“– Euripides, Phoenician Women 638-689πŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 162 MostπŸ“– Bacchylides, Dithyrambs 19πŸ“– Exerpta Vaticana 17πŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 4.2 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 12.1-2 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 22.1-2 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, Parliament of the Gods 4πŸ“– Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 16πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 39πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 80πŸ“– Pindar, Olympian 2 22-34πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 3 77-115πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 11 1-37πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 1.23.1-1.23.8πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 3.62.5-3.62.10πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 3.64.1-3.64.7πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 3.66.1-3.66.6πŸ“œ P.Mich. inv. 1447 versoπŸ“– Diodoros, Library 3.74.1-3.74.6πŸ“– Euripides, Phoenician Women 1584-1763πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.2.1-4.2.6πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.25.1-4.26.1πŸ“– Pindar fr. 70b Snell-MaehlerπŸ“– Pindar fr. 75 Snell-MaehlerπŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 6.130πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 5.52.1-5.52.3πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 277-278πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 471-472πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 497-498πŸ“– Strabo 10.3.13πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 3.253-3.315πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 3.511-3.733πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 14.323aπŸ“– Ovid, Amores 3.3πŸ“– Lucian, On Sacrifices 5πŸ“– Lucian, Zeus Rants 2πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.450-9.665πŸ“– Sophocles, Antigone 1115-1152πŸ“– Iophon FragTrag rep. 1 = fr. 3 Snell-KannichtπŸ“– Spintharos FragTrag test. 1 = test. 1 Snell-KannichtπŸ“– Diogenes of Athens FragTrag fr. 1 = fr. 1 Snell-KannichtπŸ“– Euripides, Bacchae 1-63πŸ“– Euripides, Bacchae 64-169πŸ“– Euripides, Bacchae 461-468πŸ“– Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1391.30-1391.38πŸ“– Plutarch, Greek Questions 12
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHesiod, TheogonyHomer, IliadPausanias Homeric Hymn 1 to Dionysos Homeric Hymn 26 to Dionysos Homeric Hymn 7 to DionysosEuripides, HippolytosEuripides, Phoenician WomenHesiod, EhoiaiBacchylides, Dithyrambs Exerpta VaticanaLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, Parliament of the GodsLucian, On the Syrian GoddessLucian, The DancePindar, Olympian 2Pindar, Pythian 3Pindar, Pythian 11Diodoros, LibraryPindarD-Scholia, IliadOvid, IbisStraboOvid, MetamorphosesOvid, AmoresLucian, On SacrificesLucian, Zeus RantsSophocles, AntigoneIophonSpintharosDiogenes of AthensEuripides, BacchaeEustathios, Commentary on Homer's OdysseyPlutarch, Greek Questions
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    AcousilaosStesichorosCharax of PergamonOrpheus Homeric Hymn 1 to DionysosDionysios ScytobrachionHesiod, EhoiaiEumelos, EuropiaEuripides, PalamedesEuripides, BacchaeHomer, OdysseySophocles, Antigone
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Acousilaos fr. 33 FowlerπŸ“– Stesichoros fr. 236 CampbellπŸ“– Charax of Pergamon FGrHist 103 fr. 14πŸ“– Orpheus fr. 327 BernabΓ©πŸ“– Homeric Hymn 1 to Dionysos 1-9πŸ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 8 RustenπŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 161a, b MostπŸ“– Eumelos, Europia fr. 27 WestπŸ“– Euripides, Palamedes fr. 586 Collard-CroppπŸ“– Euripides, Bacchae 64-169πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 1.44-1.62πŸ“– Sophocles, Antigone 1155-1191
    Depictions
    🎨 Fragments of Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora (RD Milns 85.690; Beazley 23190)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Oinochoe (Thessaloniki 7611; Beazley 1003132)🎨 South Italian Red-Figure Bell Krater attributed to the Branca Painter (Râhsska 13-71)🎨 Roman Silver Skyphos from Pompeii (MANN 145508)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Sculptured Images on the Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)🎨 Cult Statue of Semele in the Temple of Dionysos Lysios, Thebes (LIMC Semele 1)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Brasiai (Laconia) city in Laconia🌍 the Argolid (Peloponnese) region in the Peloponnese🌍 Egypt region in North Africa
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