Semele

Summary

Semele is a mythological Greek character^[1]. She ranks in the top 5% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (554 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Burial took place at Burial of Semele at Brasiai^[3].
• Burial took place at Tomb of Semele in Thebes^[4].
• Semele's father was Cadmus^[5].
• Semele's mother was Harmonia^[6].
• A child of Semele was Dionysus^[7].
• Semele's image is recorded as Rubens-Death-of-Semele.jpg^[8].
• Semele is recorded as female^[9].
• Semele's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[10].
• Semele's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 40183415^[11].
• Semele's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316444050^[12].
• Semele's GND ID is recorded as 119216388^[13].
• Semele's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2001002503^[14].
• Semele's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15068949v^[15].
• Semele's IdRef ID is recorded as 241508983^[16].
• Semele's Commons category is recorded as Semele^[17].
• Semele's unmarried partner is recorded as Zeus^[18].
• Semele's said to be the same as is recorded as Stimula^[19].
• Semele's said to be the same as is recorded as Thyone^[20].
• Semele's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hyvy^[21].
• Semele's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Semele^[22].
• Semele's spoken text audio is recorded as Nl-Semele.ogg^[23].
• Semele's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[24].
• Semele's Rodovid ID is recorded as 288755^[25].
• Semele's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0061739^[26].
• Semele's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Semele's father was Cadmus^[5]. Her mother was Harmonia^[6].

Personal Life

A child of Semele was Dionysus^[7].

Death and Burial

Recorded place of burial include Burial of Semele at Brasiai^[3] and Tomb of her in Thebes^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Semele include Thyone^[28], a moon of Jupiter^[29]; 86 she^[30], an asteroid^[31]; and she^[32], a taxon^[33].

Why It Matters

Semele ranks in the top 5% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (554 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for her include Thyone^[28], a moon of Jupiter^[29]; 86 she^[30], an asteroid^[31]; and she^[32], a taxon^[33].

FAQs

Who were Semele's parents?

Semele's father was Cadmus^[5]. Semele's mother was Harmonia^[6].