Semele
noun
Sem·e·le
ˈse-mə-ˌlē 
: a daughter of Cadmus consumed by flames when visited by Zeus in his divine splendor
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Her short film Semele (2015) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, screened at seventy festivals worldwide, and won the Special Jury Prize in the Generation Kplus section at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2016.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
The story follows Semele, played by Pretty Yende, who works for Jupiter and his wife Juno in their palatial house.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
Briefly, Ino was the sister of Semele, mother of Dionysus.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
The story follows Semele, played by Pretty Yende, who works for Jupiter and his wife Juno in their palatial house.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
Briefly, Ino was the sister of Semele, mother of Dionysus.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
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“Semele.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Semele. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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