Semele
noun
Sem·e·le
ˈse-mə-ˌlē 
: a daughter of Cadmus consumed by flames when visited by Zeus in his divine splendor
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Briefly, Ino was the sister of Semele, mother of Dionysus.
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Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
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Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
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“Semele.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Semele. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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