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Semele
Semele (; Ancient Greek: Σεμέλη Semelē), in Greek mythology, was the youngest daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, and the mother of Dionysus by Zeus in one of his many origin myths. Certain elements of the cult of Dionysus and Semele came from the Phrygians. These were modified, expanded, and elaborated by the Ionian Greek invaders and colonists. Doric Greek historian Herodotus (c. 484–425 BC), born in the city of Halicarnassus under the Achaemenid Empire, who gives the account of Cadmus, estimates that Semele lived either 1,000 or 1,600 years prior to his visit to Tyre in 450 BC at the end of the Greco-Persian Wars (499–449 BC) or around 2050 or 1450 BC. In Rome, the goddess Stimula was identified as Semele.
Webster Dictionary
Semelenoun
a daughter of Cadmus, and by Zeus mother of Bacchus
Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. .]
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Semele
Semele, in Greek mythology, daughter of the Boeotian hero Cadmus and Harmonia, was the mortal mother of Dionysus by Zeus in one of his many origin myths. The name "Semele", like other elements of Dionysiac cult, is not Greek but Thraco-Phrygian, derived from a PIE root meaning "earth". It seems that certain elements of the cult of Dionysos and Semele were adopted by the Thracians from the local populations when they moved to Asia Minor, where they were named Phrygians. These were transmitted later to the Greek colonists. Herodotus, who gives the account of Cadmus, estimates that Semele lived sixteen hundred years before his time, or around 2000 BCE In Rome, the goddess Stimula was identified as Semele.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Semele
sem′e-lē, n. a genus of bivalves. [Gr. Semelē, the mother of Bacchus.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Semele
in the Greek mythology the daughter of Cadmus and the mother of Dionysus by Zeus, was tempted by Hera to pray Zeus to show himself to her in his glory, who, as pledged to give her all she asked, appeared before her as the god of thunder, and consumed her by the lightning. See Dionysus.
Mythology
Semele
(Sem′ele), daughter of Cadmus and the mother of Bacchus (Dionysus), who was born in a miraculous manner after Jupiter had visited her, at her special request, in all his terrible splendor. She was deified after her death, and named Thyone.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of semele in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of semele in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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