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Semele

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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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

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Semele'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/semele.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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