semele

Speech parts

1. semele - Noun

2. Semele - Proper noun

Meaning

A daughter of Cadmus, and by Zeus mother of Bacchus.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

aphrodite prometheus hades rhea hermes Artemis apollo Athena pan Poseidon Hestia zeus Persephone Dionysus hera
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Anagrams

mesele

Examples

For his secular oratorios, Handel turned to classical mythology for subjects, producing such works as Acis and Galatea (1719), Hercules (1745) and Semele (1744). Source: Internet

Evelyn-White) Zeus swore to give Semele whatever she wanted and was then obliged to follow through when he realized to his horror that her request would lead to her death. Source: Internet

Certain versions imply that Zeus gave Semele the heart to eat to impregnate her. Source: Internet

This is the time when Zeus mated with Semele, who is also Persephone, and Dionysos was conceived. Source: Internet

Hera tricked Semele into asking Zeus to reveal his true form, which killed her. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

semeiotical semeiotician semeiotics semelfactive semelfactive aspect semelfactively