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Semele

mother of Dionysus in Greek mythology
Person Mythological Greek Character Q776139
Semele
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Facts

13 properties
Instance of
mythological Greek character
Sex or gender
female[6]
Father
Cadmus[3]
Mother
Harmonia[4]
Child
Dionysus[5]
Sibling
Ino, Autonoë, Agave, Polydorus[21][22][23][24]
Described by source
Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Different from
Semele[20]
Name in native language
Σεμέλη[19]
Place of burial
Burial of Semele at Brasiai, Tomb of Semele in Thebes[1][2]
Said to be the same as
Stimula, Thyone[8][9]
Unmarried partner
Zeus[7]
Worshipped by
Ancient Greek religion[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Semele ar سيميلي cs Semelé el Σεμέλη es Híe es Sémele es Tíone fa سمله fr Sémèle fr Sémélé he סמלה hu Szemelé ja セメレー ko 세멜레 pl Tyone ru Семела ru Фиона th ซีมีลี zh 塞墨勒
🔖 Identifiers · 36
VIAF cluster ID
40183415, 316444050
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh2001002503, n2024018087
GND ID
119216388
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15068949v
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00550312
Comic Vine ID
4005-151686
DDB person (GND) ID
119216388
De Agostini ID
Semèle
Digital LIMC ID
BOQRxaqIQ2WivzXocwC6vwh
Enciclopedia dell'Arte Antica ID
semele
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Semele
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_119216388
Show all 36 identifiers +24
FactGrid item ID
Astacilla depressa
Freebase ID
/m/0hyvy
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
semele
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0061739
HAND ID
47DA-E1F7-2120-7939-4322
IdRef ID
241508983
IxTheo authority ID
695803611
J9U entity ID
987007532625105171
MANTO ID
8189994
Mythoskop ID
w1052
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3973850
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
5804
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrtppv1c3047f
Rodovid ID
288755
Sandrart.net person ID
1563
Theoi Project ID
Georgikos/Thyone
Topic's main category
Category:Semele
ToposText person ID
205
Treccani ID
semele
Treccani's Enciclopedia Dantesca ID
semele
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
semele
Trismegistos god ID
817
Vikidia article ID
fr:Sémélé
Yale LUX ID
person/1d7ae0e7-8422-4a13-84f4-aea9aca196cb

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🔗 Connections
Sibling 4
Ino, Agave, Autonoë, Polydorus
Siblings 4
Ino, Agave, Autonoë, Polydorus
Children (maternal) 3
Dionysus, Bacchus, Liber
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Named after 3
Thyone, 86 Semele, Semele
Parent of 2
Cadmus, Harmonia
Child 1
Dionysus
Different from 1
Semele
Father 1
Cadmus
Mother 1
Harmonia
Sex or gender 1
female
Unmarried partner 1
Zeus
Worshipped by 1
Ancient Greek religion
← Based on 1
Semele
← Depicts 1
Jupiter and Semele
← Said to be the same as 1
Semla
← Unmarried partner 1
Zeus
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Works and Contributions

Things named for Semele include Thyone[25], a moon of Jupiter[26]; 86 she[27], an asteroid[28]; and she[29], a taxon[30].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Semele include Thyone[25], a moon of Jupiter[26]; 86 she[27], an asteroid[28]; and she[29], a taxon[30].

FAQs

Who were Semele's parents?

Semele's father was Cadmus[3]. Semele's mother was Harmonia[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [1] ↑ . Description of Greece. wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Olaf Simons · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FactGrid item ID → Astacilla depressa
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64987"
  2. 10w ago · Mcampany-emco · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → sh2001002503, n2024018087
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #51412: adding deprecated identifier qualifier"
  3. 12w ago · THEbotIT bot · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +2
    "Created claim: Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa, Add reference to a lexicon article."
  4. 13w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 47DA-E1F7-2120-7939-4322
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 47DA-E1F7-2120-7939-4322, batch #265669"
  5. 20w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford Classical Dictionary ID → 5804
    "Created claim: Oxford Classical Dictionary ID: 5804, Matched to Semele (#107287805) in Oxford Classical Dictionary…"
  6. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → female
    Said to be the same as → Stimula, Thyone
    Instance of → mythological Greek character
    Unmarried partner → Zeus
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007532625105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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