Mythology: Dionysus And Semele
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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 Ze ....
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.... 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 t ....
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