Term Papers on Dionysus And Semele

Term Paper Title	Dionysus And Semele
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Dionysus and Semele

     Sanez Pezeshki
     Per.2, English 2
      Tuesday, December 24, 1996
                  MYTHOLOGY: DIONYSUS AND SEMELE

     Semele was the daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, king and

queen of Thebes, and the mother of Dionysus, god of wine. Zeus fell madly

in love with her and made an oath to do anything that she asked.

Hera, the jealous wife of Zeus,realized Zeus was in love with Semele and

tricked Semele into asking Zeus to let her see him in his majesty. Bound

by an oath, Zeus appeared before the unfortunate woman in all his

divine glory. (Morford-Lenardon 187) As she looked at him, she was

consumed by the lightening bolts and light that radiated from him. Zeus

was able to rescue her unborn child, Dionysus, and hid him in his side

until it was ready to be born.

     Hermes carried Dionysus to be cared for by the nymphs of Nysa-

the loveliest of earth’s valleys.(Hamilton 65) When Dionysus had grown up,

he wandered to many far and strange places. Everywhere he went he taught

men the culture of the vine and mysteries of his worship and everywhere he

had been, he was accepted as a god.
     Dionysus went to Thebes to establish his worship, since that was his

mother’s city. He was accompanied by the Maenads. Pentheus, the King of

Thebes, was not happy with the behavior of this group of strangers. He

ordered his soldiers to imprison the visitors, but he had no idea that Dionysus

was a new god.

     The soldiers tried to imprison the maidens but said that the doors

unbarred themselves. Pentheus was furious. He ordered his soldiers to

imprison Dionysus but the prison could not hold him. Dionysis tried to show

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