According to some linguists the name Semele is Thraco-Phrygian, derived from a PIE
Mallory … Meer weergeven

In one version of the myth, Semele was a priestess of Zeus, and on one occasion was observed by Zeus as she slaughtered a bull at his altar and afterwards swam in the river Asopus to cleanse herself of the bloo… Meer weergeven

The most usual setting for the story of Semele is the palace that occupied the acropolis of Thebes, called the Cadmeia. When Pausanias visited Thebes in the 2nd century CE, he was shown the very bridal cha… Meer weergeven

Semele is attested with the Etruscan name form Semla, depicted on the back of a bronze mirror from the fourth century BC. Meer weergeven

In ancient Rome, a grove (lucus) near Ostia, situated between the Aventine Hill and the mouth of the Tiber River, was dedicated to a goddess named Stimula. W.H. Roscher includes the name Stimula among the indigi… Meer weergeven

In the later mythological tradition of the Christian era, ancient deities and their narratives were often interpreted allegorically. In the Neoplatonic philosophy of Henry More (1614–1687), for instance, Sem… Meer weergeven