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Webster 1913 Edition

Semele

Sem′e-le

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Noun.

[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK].]

(Gr. Myth.)

A daughter of Cadmus, and by Zeus mother of Bacchus.

Definition 2024

Semele

Semele

See also: Semelè

English

Proper noun

Semele

(Greek mythology) The mother of Dionysus.
(astronomy) Short for 86 Semele, a main belt asteroid.