![]() But in truth Dionysus was growing into a powerful god, traveling around Asia and teaching his rites to man.Īs the play begins, Dionysus has returned to Thebes to punish Semele's sisters. ![]() The child was assumed to have perished with its mother. In Thebes, Semele's own sisters slandered her, saying that the girl was no bride of Zeus clearly, said Semele's sisters, the lighting was punishment for Semele's lies. ![]() The child was Dionysus, and he grew into a powerful deity. Zeus preserved the child and hid him from Hera. Because of Hera's anger, Semele was struck by lightning as she gave birth. More importantly, the girl's pride offended Hera, Zeus's wife and queen of the gods. ![]() She boasted proudly of the child's fathering, and her sisters became jealous. Semele, princess of Thebes and daughter of Cadmus, was impregnated by Zeus, king of the gods. Some background is helpful in understanding the events of the play. ![]()
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