Figure Greek and Roman
Semele
Σεμέλη grc
Mother of Dionysus in Greek mythology
A life on the record,
dated by its sources.
Roles, not beliefs
Family
The family of Semele
Parents, consorts and children as the accounts give them. Choose a consort to see the children the stories give the two.
Accounts differ about a god’s family. Where they name different parents, the tree sets them side by side instead of choosing one.
The family as a list · 15
Kinship in an account 7
What this means
Parentage as a named source tells it. Not an independently established biological relationship, and different accounts disagree.
Does not imply an independently established biological relationship · agreement between accounts · marriage as a legal institution · exclusivity, or a single canonical pairing · shared parentage in every account · descent from the same generation in a single tree
Imported from Wikidata unless a tile says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
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child of (child) Harmonia ancient Greek goddess of harmony and concord, spouse of Cadmus; her opposite is Eris -
parent of (mother) Bacchus ancient Roman deity of wine -
parent of (mother) Dionysus ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine -
parent of (mother) Liber Roman god of wine and fertility -
partner of Zeus Greek god of the sky and king of the gods -
sibling of Agave daughter of Cadmus in Greek mythology -
sibling of Ino queen in Greek mythology
Family 8
What this means
A documented human family relationship. Not a succession mechanism, and not religious transmission.
Does not imply a right to an office · transmission of a teaching · a marriage · a shared religious affiliation
Imported from Wikidata unless a tile says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
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child of (child) Cadmus mythological founder of Thebes, son of Agenor - child of (mother) Harmonia ancient Greek goddess of harmony and concord, spouse of Cadmus; her opposite is Eris
- parent of (child) Dionysus ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine
- partner of Zeus Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
- sibling of Agave daughter of Cadmus in Greek mythology
- sibling of Autonoë mythical daughter of Cadmus
- sibling of Ino queen in Greek mythology
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sibling of Polydorus mythological Theban prince, son of Cadmus
Connections
How Semele connects
Grouped by the kind of relationship, because a successor is not a son and a shared symbol is not an influence.
Identification 3
What this means
One figure treated as another in some context. Not literal identity in all contexts, and usually a claim by a third party.
Does not imply literal identity in all contexts · that either tradition made the identification
Imported from Wikidata unless a tile says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
Sources
Sources and evidence
Where every statement on this page comes from, and how each one stands.
10 statements on this record
- 10 Imported Taken from Wikidata as it stands. Nobody here has read it.
Only this record’s own statements. What other records say about it is counted on theirs.
Three layers, three licences
- Text
- Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0, quoted, not merged
- Pictures
- Wikimedia Commons · each file’s own terms
Review
Not yet read by an editor here. Every relationship on this page is an import.
Disagreements are kept, not resolved, and a count of sources is not a confidence score.
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