Thyone

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Thyone is the deified name of Semele, the mortal mother of Dionysus in Greek mythology who was later worshipped as a goddess.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Thyone canonical 3
Thyone (mythological figure) 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figure
deified mortal
goddess
mother of a god
afterlifeAbode Olympus
appearsIn Euripides' play "The Bacchae"
surface form: Euripides’ Bacchae (as Semele, later deified)
associatedCity Thebes
associatedRituals Dionysian Mysteries
surface form: Dionysian mysteries
associatedWith Theban royal family
ecstasy
wine cult of Dionysus
category Deified humans in Greek mythology
Dionysus
surface form: Dionysus in mythology

Mortal women of Zeus in mythology
Women in Greek mythology
child Dionysus
conceivedWith Zeus
consort Zeus
culture Greek mythology
domain motherhood of Dionysus
elevationToDivinityBy Zeus
familyRole princess of Thebes
father Cadmus
grandfather Agenor
grandmother Telephassa
house House of Cadmus
languageOfName Ancient Greek
lover Zeus
mother Ἁρμονία
surface form: Harmonia
motherOf Dionysus
Dionysus
mythologicalCycle Dionysian myths
nameMeaning “frenzy” or “inspired one” (approximate, from Greek root related to thyo/thyō)
notableEvent Dionysus rescued from her womb and later brought to term
brought to Olympus and made a goddess by Zeus at Dionysus’ request
killed by Zeus’s thunderbolt while pregnant with Dionysus (as Semele)
originalStatus mortal woman
otherName Semele
Thyone
religion Ancient Greek religion
sibling Agave
Autonoë
Ino
Polydorus
status deified mortal woman
veneratedAs mother of Dionysus on Olympus
worshippedAs goddess

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Semele receivedTitle Thyone
Semele deifiedAs Thyone
Thyone (Hyad) isNamedAfter Thyone
this entity surface form: Thyone (mythological figure)
Thyone otherName Thyone
subject surface form: Semele