Dionysus (Greek: Διόνυσος、 Dionysus, the god of wine in ancient Greek mythology, is one of the twelve main gods of Olympus. Dionysus was the god of wine believed by the ancient Greeks and Thracians. He not only possessed the power of intoxicating wine, but also became a very charismatic god at that time by giving joy and kindness. He promoted the civilization of ancient society, established laws, and maintained world peace.
In addition, he also protected the agricultural and theatrical culture of Greece. In the legend of Mount Olympus, he was the son of Zeus and Semele (another term is Zeus and Persephone). The cult of Dionysus by the ancient Greeks was one of the secret religious rituals, similar to the Elucisian ritual of Demeter and Persephone. In Thracian rituals, he wore fox skin, said to symbolize new life. The Dionysus carnival ceremony, which is exclusive to the Bacchus, is the most secret religious ceremony.
The Dio - in the name of Dionysus is believed to have originated from Zeus (the genitive Dio), like the Dioscuri brothers (ancient Greek: Διόσκουροι， Latin: Diosc ū r ī） The name "Dio" also includes the same name as "Dio". The scholar Robert S. P. Beekes believes that his divine name may have originated from pre Greek times.
The origin of the worship of Dionysus is very early. In Mycenaean Greek, the name of his god was written as "di wo nu so" in the records left in the linear B script. Historians believe that the Dionysus belief prevailed in the Mycenaean civilization between about 1500 and 1100 BC. Some scholars believe that this belief may have existed during the Minoan civilization.

The first is that Dionysus was the son of Zeus and Semele. Semele was Princess Thebes, and Zeus fell in love with her and had a tryst with her. Hera, the queen of heaven, became jealous and became a relative of the princess. She urged the princess to ask Zeus to see Zeus' real body to verify Zeus' love for her. "Zeus could not resist the princess's request and took on the original form (the appearance of the Thundergod). As a result, Semele was burned to death in the lightning fire. Zeus rescued the infant Dionysus, who was under age, and sewed him into his thigh. He did not take him out until full term. Zeus walked like a cripple when he was in Zeus' thigh, hence the name Dionysus (meaning" lame person ").".
The second statement is that Dionysus was the son of Zeus and Persephone. Hera sent the Titan god to kill and destroy the newly born Dionysus, but Zeus rescued his heart and reborn his soul into the body of Semele. As a result, the story of the rebirth and immortality of Bacchus spread throughout Greece, making people adore it.
After Dionysus reached adulthood, Hera still refused to let him go, making him crazy and wandering around. During his wanderings on the earth, he taught farmers to brew wine, and thus became the Dionysus, one of the favorite gods of ancient Greek farmers. Every year, Dionysus was sacrificed to commemorate him, resulting in the development of ancient Greek tragedies.
Former Zagreos
Zagreos (Greek: Ζαγρεος， Zagreos/Zagreus): Also translated as Zagreus, the son of the horn god, the celestial god Zeus, and the underworld queen Persephone.
During the Battle of Titanomachy, Persephone, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the goddess of grain, had emerged gracefully. Demeter hid his daughter in a cave to avoid falling into the clutches of the lustful Zeus. But Zeus found the young virgin and combined her into a dragon. So Persephone gave birth to a horned son, Zagreos. The newborn Zagreus climbed Mount Olympus and sat on the throne of Zeus, waving Zeus' thunder and lightning with his tender little hand - Zeus hinted that he would inherit his throne.
The jealous queen Hera instigated the titans to rob Zagreus. Zagreus fled in various forms, and the Titans lured him with rattles, castanets, and mirrors. The young god was attracted by the mirror, and he was fascinated by his own image. The Titans seized Zagreus, strangled him, tore him up, cooked him on the fire, and finally ate him. The goddess of wisdom, Athena, rescued his heart and brought it to Zeus in a small box. Zeus swallowed it and preserved the mind of Zagreus.
Later, Zeus fell in love with Semele, the princess of Thebai, and put the mind of Zagreus into Semele's belly, reincarnating him as Dionysus.

Dionysus was the god of wine and the son of Zeus and Semele. When Zeus saw his lover Semele in his true face, Semele fell to the ground and fainted at the first sight of the celestial god. Zeus saw her frightened condition and stepped over to her side. Unexpectedly, the lightning fire on Zeus ignited the palace. In an instant, everything of the past turned to ashes. When Semele was burned to death by the brilliant flame, Dionysus was only a baby under full term, and it was his father's strong and powerful hand that saved him. His father sewed him into his thigh to wait for his official birth. So the name means "the lame leg of Zeus".
During his infancy, Dionysus was first entrusted to the care of his mother's sister, the second wife of Atamas, king of Thebes. She regarded Dionysus as her own son, but fearing the vengeance of the queen, Zeus finally chose to ask Hercules to take the child to Nissad's house and place it with the mountain nymphs, who carefully nurtured him and grew him up. As a teenager, he was designated as the god of revelry, and the half human, half sheep, mountain forest god (Silenus) was his mentor, educator, and accompanied him on his travels. He rode around in his car pulled by the wild animal, the Black Panther. He has mastered all the secrets of nature and the history of wine. Wherever he went, he taught people how to plant grapes and make sweet wine. It is said that he roamed from Greece to Asia Minor and even ventured as far as India and Ethiopia. Wherever he went, the sound of music, singing, and binge drinking followed him. His attendants are known as the followers of Dionysus and are also known for their noisy disorder. They laugh wildly and casually drink, dance, and sing. Among his female followers, the most liberal was the Dionysian priest. In the atmosphere of revelry, they were intoxicated and danced with him from one kingdom to another. When they are crazy or extremely excited, they use cruel violence. They had torn the hands and feet of Orpheus, a talented musician. Even King Pentus of the city of Thebes, who was determined to persecute Bacchus and the Thebes who followed Bacchus because his people worshipped Bacchus (the Roman name of Dionysus), suffered the punishment of Bacchus and died tragically under the wrath of the angry woman. It was Pentus who led this group of crazed women to punish Pentus and his own mother, Agua.
Dionysus and Icarius
The king of the Attica region, Icarius, had a good friendship with Dionysus, who taught him how to make wine and warned him to put away and hide the wine bottle, otherwise it would cause disaster. Icarius did not take Dionysus's words to heart and gave some wine to the passing shepherds, but they got drunk and thought it was poison. He beat Icarius to death, threw his body into the well of Anygro, and covered the well with stones. The daughter of Icarius, Erigone, found her father's body with the help of her dog Myra. Later, Erigene hanged himself to death, and Dionysus became furious when he learned about it, causing a plague to the Attica region. Since then, Icarius, Erigene, and Myra, the loyal family dog, have all become constellations, namely the Herdsman, Virgo, and Dog.

The birth of Dionysus
The Twelve Arrows of Eros
The naturally intelligent little god of love, Eros, flapped his wings and arrived at the residence of Chaos. After knocking on the gloomy door of the primitive god of heaven, he fetched twelve sacred love arrows from the elderly Chaos. These twelve love arrows are specially prepared for Zeus, each of which will make the king of the gods fall in love with the twelve mortal women.
After sharpening the twelve love arrows on rough stones, Eros carved a gold character on each arrow:
The first one is inscribed with "indulging in the heifer Io";
The second one is inscribed with "Becoming a bull abducting Europa";
"Pluto, the bride of the supreme ruler of Olympus," is inscribed on the third branch;
The fourth branch is inscribed with "turned into a golden rain and became the bed companion of Danae";
The fifth branch is inscribed with "a flaming marriage with Semele";
The sixth branch is inscribed with "Becoming a divine eagle to abduct Aigina";
The seventh inscription reads "Pretend to possess Antiope as Satyr";
"The deformed swan occupies Leda" is inscribed on the eighth branch;
The ninth branch is inscribed with "The transfigured noble stallion chases Dia";
The tenth branch is inscribed with "Blessing Alcmene for three days and three nights";
The eleventh branch bears the inscription "Marry Laodamia as the bride";
The twelfth branch is inscribed "seducing Olympias.".
Subsequently, Eros picked up the fifth arrow, wrapped a twig of ivy around it, soaked it in a bowl filled with grape wine, and then fluttered his wings to the palace of Zeus, the holy mountain of Olympus, to shoot this sacred love arrow at the king of the gods

The Dream of Semele
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That night, Princess Semele of Thebes had a dream. She dreamed of a luxuriant fruit tree in the garden, soaked in the dew of Zeus, and full of immature fruit clusters. Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed across the sky and fell from the sky, knocking down the fruit tree, but not touching the immature fruit. Just as the lightning struck fruit tree was burning, a plump bird flew in, picked up the immature fruit string, and took it to Cronion (Zeus). Zeus sewed the fruit string into his thigh and continued to nourish and nurture it. As a result, a baby with a cow's horn took shape and was born... In the dim light, Semele seemed to feel like he was the fruit tree with luxuriant branches. After being hit by the electric fire, his entire body was burning violently. She struggled and screamed desperately, and when she broke free from her terrible nightmare, her whole body was soaked with sweat.
She sat up in a trance and leaned against the bed, trying to dispel the enigmatic impression remaining in her mind. She looked out the window at the faint dawn, savoring the nightmare that had just passed away, and the more she thought about it, the more afraid she became. So she quickly got up and couldn't wait to run out of her boudoir to her father, Cadmus, and truthfully told her father about the nightmare.
The king was very shocked after hearing his daughter's nightmare. He immediately sent someone to invite Teiresias, the great prophet of Thebes, to narrate his daughter's dream to him and ask him to interpret it for his daughter.
After hearing the king's narration, Tiresias immediately received the inspiration of prophecy, but he did not directly reveal the future predicted by this enigmatic dreamlike omen. Instead, he ordered the king to immediately send the princess to the temple of Zeus and make a vow to offer a bull to the thunder god Zeus.
A few days later, Princess Semele came from the city to the altar of Zeus and offered him a bull as she had promised. She stood beside the sacrifice, sprinkling her body with the blood of the bull. Her hair and clothes were dyed red with the blood of the bull, and her body was soaked in the blood of the sacrifice
After the sacrifice, Semele quickly walked to the bank of the Athospus River deep in the grass, dragging his bloodstained robe, and jumped into the river to wash his blood soaked body and coat.
After washing her body, the girl swam naked across the river with the accompanying maids.
On the surface of the water, she gracefully stretches her beautiful limbs, stepping on the water from time to time with her feet to keep her head above the water without soaking the beautiful hair on her head.
Her delicate skin exudes a rosy sheen in the dark water, which makes Nymphes envy her under the waves. They exclaimed, "This snow-white skin exudes the luster of the moon. Could it be that Selene, the moon god, came here to bathe before going to the cave of Latmus to rendezvous with the beloved shepherd Endymion? Could it be that some Muse Diving from nearby Mount Helicon came into our waters? Could it be Cronos in Cyprus?" He once again castrated his father with a sickle, so that the foam sea gave birth to a little Aphrodite? "Her eyes are so peaceful and pure. Could it be the virgin goddess Athena who came here from heaven?"
At this moment, Zeus was scanning the world from above with his penetrating eyes, and his gaze involuntarily fell on the beautiful girl. Seeing that the time was ripe, Eros, standing aside, quickly pulled open his carved bow that nurtured life - Zeus became his target! Although Zeus was great, he could not resist the power of the arrow of Eros. "Where the bow string flashed, the arrow of love, like a meteor, ran straight to Zeus' heart with the sound of a newly married howl.".
Suddenly, Zeus felt a surge of heat in his heart, and he widened his sparkling eyes in surprise, just as he had seen Europa, the Princess of Phoenicia. His graceful body and irresistible charming appearance created an irresistible passion for him.
He jumped up with a start. Although he has a sharp eye for insight into the world, he is never satisfied with looking from a distance. So he turned into a giant eagle and flew over the river Athospus, eager to get a close look at the girl who had captivated him.
The rose colored face of the young girl glowed with the breath of youth, the eyes of the water spirit were brimming with innocent childishness, and the lustrous neck and chest exuded temptations, leaving Zeus haunted.
At this moment, Eros in the sky increased the strength of his love arrow from afar, and the king of the gods only felt that ten thousand arrows pierced his heart, his mouth dry and his heart burning. He hid himself and became a fish, following a dreamlike girl. The manipulators of the floods and thunderbolts were unable to withstand the soft fire of Paphia, and the sheepskin shield of the god of thunder was unable to withstand the tender belt of Aphrodite. The king of the gods eventually became a slave to the love of arrows!
After climbing onto the east bank of the Azopos River, Semele comfortably changed into a new dry suit. By this time, she had left all the terror brought by that terrible nightmare in the river, shaking into the pleasant breeze

The divine king fulfilled his wish
After returning to Mount Olympus in a state of uncertainty, Zeus pondered repeatedly and decided to meet Semele that night.
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He felt that time had become particularly long. He turned his gaze to the west, hoping for the early arrival of the evening star. He exclaimed impatiently, "Helios, you know the madness of love. Why don't you whip the divine horse, make the sun cart run quickly through the sky, and let the pioneer of love, Hesperos, come earlier? If I can go to Semele as soon as I wish, then you can also enjoy your Clymene earlier." ！ Don't torture me, as long as I want, I will cover you with the daughter of Mist, when the night will appear in the daytime and the stars will shine at noon! Tell me, when will the jealous goddess of dawn, Eos, leave in the belated night? Now is the time for you to lift the torch and lead Zeus towards his beloved! "Put on your car, I ask you, the bright moon, rising on the roof of the lovely Semele, emitting the soft light that makes the trees and flowers grow, illuminating my wishes, because this combination will herald the birth of Dionysus, the beloved plant. For the pursuit of Zeus, please make the night more gentle and longer!"
At this moment, a huge black pine nut jumped out of the earth, rising higher and higher, creating a shadow that obscured the sky and covered the entire earth. Therefore, Zeus couldn't wait to cross the starry sky and rush to the city of Tabai.
When he reached the palace of Cadmus, the crossbar on the palace gate fell off and the gates opened one by one. He hurried to Princess Semele's boudoir, and finally his eager bride was firmly held in his irresistible arm
The horned deity leaned over the bed of mortals, honking in the voice of a bull, like Dionysus, who later had horns. Immediately, he transformed into a black leopard, a male lion with a fluffy neck, as if signaling that his future son would be a black leopard rider and a lion's ruler. Then he turned into a young groom wrapped around his head with coiled snakes, grape leaves, and purple ivy. Later, he turned into a long, tumbling snake, crawling on the trembling bride, gently licking and kissing her rosy neck, wrapping himself around her chest and firm breasts, making a hissing sound. He shouted "Euoe," like the sound of a grape juice press, heralding the fanatical cry that his future son and his followers loved. His crazy kisses, like fragrant honey and delicious divine wine, intoxicated the bedmate who would bring him his son with a wine god's staff in hand.
At this moment, a grape tree sprouted from the bottom of the bed and circled the bed of Semele, sprouting and growing leaves, spreading and crawling, then blossoming, yielding clusters of purplish red grapes
The satisfied God King comforted his bride and said, "My wife, I am Cronides." "You should be proud of having such a sacred husband!"! Among mortals, no child is more noble than your future child: Danae is not as noble as you; Your aunt Europa is not as good as you. She only enjoys the glory of going to Crete, and your ultimate destination is Olympus! After entering the starry Olympus, what else do you want? Minos, the son of Europa, enjoys only the glory of the underworld, while Dionysus, your future son, enjoys the glory of heaven! "Happy woman, you have already had an immortal son, who will make people forget their troubles, and because of him, you will also obtain incomparable happiness and happiness!"

Hera set
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After returning to Olympus, Zeus was still thinking of his bride in his heart. He felt more passionate at Thebes than at Olympus. Subsequently, he summoned the Quickfooted Sisons and instructed them to go to the palace of Cadmus in the city of Tabai to serve his beloved bride.
After Semele conceived the child of Zeus, his abdomen began to gradually increase, and his emotions also changed greatly. She often gets excited about the ivy and wears the ivy wreath as a floral ornament on her head, just like the female followers of Bassarids later on. She prefers the melodious melody of the old shepherd's double pipe flute to the melodious echo of the rural Echo. She often wears a tunic and runs out of the house alone, running barefoot on the grassy hills, singing and dancing into the lonely woods in the mountains. On the hillside pastures, she would sing and dance happily to the music played by Pan. When cymbals sound, the baby in her belly will also wriggle excitedly with her dance steps. Whenever the sound of a wide-horned bull comes from the pasture, she can't help but imitate the sound of the bull in response
The maids of Zeus, the goddess of timing, have always been dutifully patrolling the sky, guarding this future young mother.
The jubilant Semele aroused intense jealousy from Nemesis, a psychopathic jealous goddess who was deeply afflicted and had a poisonous idea. He became Ares, the god of war, dipped his hand in fake blood extracted from poisonous flowers, pretended to kill the enemy and was scratched with a shield, emitting a terrifying roar from his throat like that of nine thousand people. She came to Hera and Athena and provoked them with demagogic rumors. She said to Hera: "My mother, I found a groom in the sky. Semele stole your husband, and he often went to meet her at Tabai at the seven gates of the city. He was extremely happy that his mortal bride had children! My mother, what's the use of jealousy alone? Can you do nothing about their adultery? Where has your cruel cowfly gone? Now, the heifer no longer runs in panic at sea, nor does it have a hundred eyed shepherd Ergos went to spy on the lecherous Clonides again. I don't want to watch my unfortunate mother being robbed of her husband, but what can I count for at Olympus? I want to leave my father's paradise and go to my own Terakh! "My father often abducts ordinary girls as brides, and even often uses them to decorate heaven. I will use the abduction of young girls as a reason to retaliate against him. If he comes to my country for a Bistonian girl, I will show him the power of the angry Ares. I will hold the deadly Titan's gun in my hand and mercilessly drive this lecherous person out of Telacer!"! "My mother, in the past, you mercilessly tortured Leto, who was pregnant with Apollo and Artemis, but now why do you become so weak and easily let go of this Semele, who was pregnant with Dionysus?"? Hephaestus helped Zeus give birth to Tritogeneia, but Zeus's obnoxious illegitimate son was stronger than Athena. Zeus would no longer need the help of others with axes, and he would produce him from his thigh! Dionysus will be placed in a comfortable, divine pregnant bed, separated from the mortal lineage, and become the god of Olympus like Athena. In contrast, the motherless Pallas looks so eclipsed! "I am ashamed that people will say, 'Zeus is willing to fight Ares for his son Dionysus.'" "Well, because of Dionysus, the illegitimate son of Zeus, I would rather leave heaven and become an exiled god, and let Istros accept his homeless monarch with cold, turbulent waters.". Before seeing Semele and Bacchus become inhabitants of Olympus, and Ariadne's corolla become stars, I will follow the movement of Helios and travel with Dawn, who wears a mist. "I will also stop and watch Perseus hold up Medusa's glaring head, wield a machete to slay the sea monster, rescue Andromeda, and Zeus arrange for her to settle at Olympus, allowing Athena to transform her into a constellation of fairies!"
After hearing these provocative words, Hera's face changed abruptly. Knowing that these words had worked, the Goddess of Envy leaped into the clouds and disappeared without a trace.
Furious Hera put on her Swift Flying Shoes and stormed through the starry sky, through countless cities, to the mountain of Dicte on the island of Crete, seeking the deceptive goddess Deceit and borrowing her a belt that would turn her husband around.
After she entered the cave of Decater, Go forward and say to Dexter: "Hello, wily woman, even the cunning and deceitful Hermes can't match you! Please lend me the colorful belt that Rhea tied around her waist to deceive her husband. I didn't want to deceive my husband, but a mortal woman stole my husband, and my son Ares left heaven for this! Zeus turned into a golden rain and shared the bed with Danae, but Danae was packed in a box and ended up floating around at sea The end of flow; Zeus turned into a bull to abduct Europa, but the result was ignored afterwards, and Europa was abandoned on the island of Crete; Io was possessed by Zeus in the dark clouds, only to become a cow, suffering from the torment of cattle flies; Even the goddess Leto did not come to a good end, and after experiencing countless hardships, she struggled to give birth to a child on that floating island. However, this ordinary female Semele is unusual. For her sake, Zeus no longer goes to Hera's bed! I'm really worried that for the sake of that ordinary woman, maybe my husband will exile me from heaven and help her become the Queen of Olympus! "I will be forced to leave heaven and go to the edges of the earth, to the extremes of the ocean, to the primitive family life of Thetis." Therefore, for my Clognon and my son, I have to take effective action. "If you love Hera more than Zeus, please lend me that charming belt, and let me use the magic of the belt to turn my husband around and enable my exiled son to return to his heavenly home."
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After hearing Hera's words, "The mother of Enyalios, the first bride of Zeus to the throne, I have been absolutely obedient to you since you and Zeus ruled the gods! I will give you the belt you want and everything you want! This blushing and charming Paphian belt has extraordinary magic. If you tie it around your waist, it will not only enable Oceanos and Thesis to "(Tethys) Respect and love each other, and can make the supreme Zeus change his mind, leave his worldly lover, return to your side, and return your son Ares to heaven!"
Hera borrowed a belt from Paphia and flew straight to the palace of Cadmus in the city of Thebes. When she walked to Semele's boudoir, jealousy made her heart beat faster. After trying to calm down, she turned into Semele's old nanny and walked into Semele's boudoir.
Semele's old nanny was a kind and lovely old woman who had been indebted to Semele's grandfather, Agenor, who treated her like his own daughter. Before Semele, the old nanny had also raised Cadmus and Europa.
After Hera entered Semele's boudoir, the bed on which Zeus had ridden immediately caught her eye. She only felt the blood rising, and quickly turned her face away and moved her eyes elsewhere. After Semele saw the loving old nanny, he quickly instructed the maid of Tyre, Peisianassa, to let her sit down in a comfortable chair.
Hera sat down near Semele and began to carry out her plot.
She saw that the pregnant girl was not yet full term, and her rosy face showed some pallor. So she deliberately pretended to be frightened, with her hoary head resting on her shoulder and wiping fake tears, He sighed loudly as he spoke: "Tell me, my queen, why is your face so pale? Who has taken away the ruddy luster from your lovely face? Where has your beauty gone from the past? Why is your expression so depressed? Have you heard all the gossip from people? The malicious tongues of those women can cause you trouble one after another and make you unable to survive! Don't hide from me, tell me who rudely untied your virgin's belt? What shameless god is it Defiled you and took away your virginity? "If Ares secretly marries my girl, if he ignores Aphrodite's sharing the bed with Semele, then he must take his spear as evidence of his marriage;"; If Hermes had a happy union with you and forgot Peito because of the beauty of Semele, then he must use his herald staff or flying shoes as evidence of marriage, so that you can also wear golden shoes like Hera the Queen; "If it was the handsome Apollo who went down to earth and became your husband, and if he forgot Daphne because of Semele, let him get out of the solar car, cross the sky, and come to you, taking his harp as evidence of marriage, because Cadmus had heard Apollo play beautiful music with his harp during his wedding to Hermonia;"; If it was the woman's mad Seabluehair who abandoned Melanipe and Amymone and forced you, let him use his trident as a gift for the bride, because when Tyro fell in love with the river god Enipeus, Poseidon had deceived her in the form of Enipeus; "If Zeus becomes your groom, let him come to your bed with a thunderbolt of love to celebrate the joy of your new marriage with thunder and lightning, so that people will say, 'Look, Semel and Hera both have lightning!'" Hera may be jealous, but she cannot harm you because your grandfather Ares will never allow her to do so! "
Speaking of this, Hera, with a haunted heart, stopped speaking and gave Semele a quiet glance, Then he continued to agitate: "If Zeus is your groom, then I think Europa is luckier than you, because the bull Zeus carries her on its back and runs on the sea with its feet not wet. Ah, the mighty god of heaven has become a small boat of love. What a marvel! A young girl has the feelings of Olympian domination! If Zeus is your groom, then I think Danae is also luckier than you, because Zeus pours golden rain from the roof into her arms, The passion of love burst out in a golden shower, what a luxurious wedding! "A blessed bride should have all her husband has, even if she does not want a gift as precious as gold!"
After listening to the instigation of the fake nanny, the tender Semele's mood fluctuated, and he bowed his head thoughtfully and remained silent. When Hera saw her, she was secretly pleased and knew that her words had worked. She pretended to be mysterious and said to Semele, "My queen, keep your voice low, and don't let these words reach your father Cadmus!" After that, she stood up and said goodbye to Semele. After leaving the city of Tebai, she flew straight back to Mount Olympus.
After returning to the Heavenly Court, Hera came to her husband's throne. Zeus was not there, but his Thunderbolt Stick was placed there. Hera walked forward and pleaded sadly to the silent Thunderbolt Stick, "Dear Thunderbolt Stick, did my dark cloud gatherer Zeus snub you? Did someone steal you again like the thousand-handed giant Typhon? Dear Thunderbolt Stick, send out an electric fire to appeal to the woman Zeus, to avenge the painful Hera, to serve Semele with a fiery electric fire, and let this shameful demon be completely destroyed!"

Mother's death
The Death of Semele I
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After Hera left, a strong desire arose in Semele's heart. She longed for the thunderbolt of Zeus to become evidence of their love, and she longed for herself to be as noble as Hera.
When Zeus came to the tryst again, Semele pleaded with him and said, "Europa's horned husband - I dare not call you Semele's husband yet, because when I see you, it's just like a dream! Promise me a marriage gift as glorious as Tongdanae's. Perseus' mother is not the only woman who has received honor from you. If I can be carried by you and roam the sea like Europa, my brother Polydoros "If I could go out and search for his kidnapped sister like Cadmus in those days, I would also feel the supreme glory. Apart from the golden rain in Danae and the bull in Europa, what else can I expect?"? Gatherer of dark clouds, Zeus of flame, groom of Thunderbolt, you take Thunderbolt to Hera's bed, illuminate her bridal chamber with the electric fire of marriage, illuminate your bride, and the supreme union enables her to hold her noble head high. However, for Semele, you are always in my bed in an ambiguous shadow, silent, not to mention thunder and lightning. I can always hear only the pretended sound of a faithless bull. "The honor of Hera is something I envy. Please give me the same honor as Hera and adorn my room with your sacred thunderbolt lightning, so as to show it to Agaue and Autonoe next door. Let them eavesdrop on the thunder that accompanies our lovemaking and tremble for our undisclosed marriage symbol!"
After hearing these words from Semele, Zeus knew that it was the scheming Hera who was playing a conspiracy. He cursed the mischievous goddess of jealousy and showed special pity for the dying Semele. therefore, He said to the poor girl: "My beloved, it's all jealous Hera deceiving you! Do you really think my thunder is gentle? Now that you are pregnant with a child and a pregnant woman, please do not make this inappropriate request to me. When I obtained Danae's virginity, there was no thunder and lightning, nor was there a celebration of thunder and lightning when Tyre's bride Europa joined me, nor did the heifer of Argos ever see the brightness of my thunder. Only you "An ordinary woman is asking me for a request that the goddess Leto has never made!"
Zeus's objections were ignored by Semele, Perseverance: "How pathetic am I, because I am a descendant of Ares and Aphrodite, and should I not deserve the thunder and lightning of your marriage? To date, I have only seen a mortal husband, but I have never seen the true face of Olympus Clooneon. I have never seen the sparkle in his eyes, the radiance on his face, and the heroic beard, nor have I ever been a husband of God. My sisters and attendants slander me behind my back, and I fear those tongues that chatter." "I need thunder and lightning as evidence to answer my father.". Our ambiguous relationship has caused my father a lot of trouble. People are mocking his daughter for having a sneaky bed mate, and he can only stay away from everyone and sigh alone in a dark corner! "In the ranks of secular weddings, every bride is surrounded by the torch of marriage. Therefore, please give me moving thunder and lightning, give me the light of my wedding, let me rejoice, let me embrace the light of my yearning marriage!"
The short-lived bride is hoping to have the same honor as Hera, and to see a gentle and calm flash of thunder at her wedding. She earnestly appeals to the King of the gods. As fate would have it, the divine king was finally silent.
After returning to Mount Olympus, Zeus summoned Hermes and instructed him to timely rescue his newborn son from the destructive fire in the event of impending misfortune. Later, reluctantly, he took the Thunderbolt Stick, crossed the sky, and flew again to the city of Tebai.
After Zeus entered Semele's boudoir with a thunderbolt in his hand, the entire room was immediately lit up by dazzling lightning, and with the flash and thunder, the flames spewed out illuminated the entire city of Thebes red.
At this moment, Semele, engulfed by the flames, raised his head, "I don't need the secular zitra harp, I don't need the secular pipe flute, and this extraordinary rumbling thunder is the most beautiful wedding music! Agaue is just the wife of Echionne, Otonoe is just the wife of Aristaios, Ino is just Athamas." And I am the wife of Clognon, the king of the gods; Eno's competitor is only Nephele, while my competitor is the Supreme Queen Hera! "I don't care for worldly marriage torches. Look, the flashing thunder and lightning is my sacred marriage torch!" As she spoke, she fearlessly grasped the deadly Thunderbolt Stick in her hand and willingly endured the devastating bombardment. In the celebration of revenge, death became her wedding, and her boudoir became her crematorium.
Lightning flickered softly, becoming a midwife, the merciful flame engulfing the young mother, and the immature baby undergoing the baptism of the flame. The goddess of childbirth, Eileithyia, took the infant from Semele's belly, which was not yet full term, and gave it to Hermes. Hermes handed over the unharmed baby to Zeus.
Zeus took the baby and stared silently at what was happening before him until the lightning finally turned Semele into ashes.

The Death of Semele II
Dionysus
Dionysus
After Semele became pregnant, the news quickly reached Hera's ears, and Hera was angry and hateful. She wanted to go ahead and scold Semele, but on second thoughts she held back, Thinking: "I always scold, but what's the use of scolding? I should let her truly taste my power. If I were still the great Hera, if I were still the queen, sister, and wife of Zeus, and if I deserved to hold this scepter inlaid with gems, then I must destroy her! Some people may think that she was just a secret affair, which did not affect our marital relationship, but she was pregnant and had a large stomach, which is her evidence of guilt." Want to give Zeus a son and be his own mother? Does she deserve this blessing? "How beautiful she thinks she is, I want her to know it's not that way.". "If I don't let her Zeus personally push her down the Yinhe River, I won't be the daughter of Cronus!"
Thinking of this, she immediately stood up from her throne, summoned a cloud of golden color, and drove down Mount Olympus. When she came to Semele's door, she changed into a hunchback old woman with white sideburns, wrinkled skin and a staggering gait, just like Semele's nurse, Beroe. After entering the door, she greeted Semele and chatted with the princess in the garden.
Broe was an old nanny who brought up Semele in one hand. She had been very concerned and loved Semele since childhood, and Semele trusted her more than his mother. As for the matter between himself and Zeus, Semele only spoke to Broe alone.
After half a day of chatting, Hera, transformed into Broe, began to intentionally turn the topic to Zeus. She sighed and said "That person claims to be Zeus, and I really hope he's not lying. However, you can't believe all of his words. Many people will break into the innocent girl's boudoir in the name of the god of heaven. Since he says he is Zeus, please ask him to bring out a token to show his sincerity. When Zeus is in the sky, his whole body glows with radiance, making people feel that being with him is truly infinite glory. You should ask him to show you the god of heaven "Otherwise, it means that he is a liar posing as a god of heaven, and he is not allowed to hug you!" The insidious queen continued to incite the innocent princess, and as a result, she unsuspectingly fell into Hera's trap.
On that day, Zeus came to Semele's boudoir again. According to Hera's instructions, Semele requested a request from Zeus, but did not specify what he requested. Zeus generously said, "No matter what request you make, I will never refuse. If you don't believe me, I can swear by the majestic waters of the Styx River, which are feared by all gods." Semele was very happy to hear this. She thought she had great powers and could make her lover agree to all her demands, but she didn't realize that she was facing a disaster.
"So she lovingly said to Zeus, 'I want you to come to me in the form of a heavenly god, glowing with radiance, as you always do when courting Hera!' Zeus quickly tried to seal her mouth, but her words had already been spoken and spread into the air.". He sighed because she could not take back her wishes, nor could he take back his vows.
Zeus returned to heaven with great sorrow and raised his head, summoning clouds, lightning, thunder, and thunderbolts from all directions. "He tried to weaken his power as much as possible, without arming himself with the thunderbolt fire that could shoot down the Thousand-handed Giant, Difeng, because it was too powerful.". He picked up the weaker Thunderbolt Fire, which was forged by the iron giant Cyclops with less fierce fire, and was called a Class II weapon by the gods. Then he came to Semele's boudoir. It is not difficult to imagine how a mortal body can withstand the impact of the power of the gods, and this gift of joy has turned her into ashes. The fetus in her abdomen was not yet formed, but was taken out. [2]
to raise
After Semele was burned to death, Zeus took the infant from Hermes and sewed him into his manly thigh.
After the baby had matured in his father's thigh, Zeus cut the thread and took the baby out.
Dionysus
Dionysus
The newborn baby has a pair of curved corners like the moon on his head, and the goddess of timing, who foreshadows the future, has worn him a wreath of ivy and a crown of snakes. "Because Zeus had difficulty walking when he was pregnant with Dionysos, the child was named Dionysos, or Zeuslimp, after birth.".
Near the hill of Dracanon on the island of Icarus, Hermes took over the little Dionysus from Zeus, held him in his arms, crossed the sky to Boeotia, and handed the child over to the daughters of the river god Lamos, the Lamides.
The Ramides held the lovely child in their arms, took turns feeding him with milk and playing with their backs. Little Dionysus often gazed at his father's starry sky, kicking the sky with his feet and giggling when he was happy.
Hera gazed at the baby from a distance, her heart burning with jealousy. She came to the Ramos River and mercilessly lashed Ramides with a whip, venting her anger on them.
After being severely beaten, the Ramides went crazy. They beat their servants in the house, chopped the travelers to death and cut them into pieces on the way, and did many terrible things. "They were running around in a trance and frantic manner, sometimes crying loudly, sometimes laughing wildly, their twisted faces rolling with terrifying eyes, and the white foam from their mouths whitening their chests.". Just as they were about to chop Little Dionysus into pieces with knives, Hermes suddenly flew in and quickly snatched the child from their hands.
Hermes held little Dionysus and came to the house of Semele's sister Ino. Ino, the wife of Athamas, recently gave birth to her son Melicertes, while she was lovingly nursing her baby in her arms, with enough milk to make her breasts swell like a ball that was about to burst.
Hermes walked forward with little Dionysus in his arms, coaxing Eno into accepting her sister's son with kind words that implied the will of the oracle. He said: "Madam, please accept the newborn son of your sister Semel. The child was not burned to death in her mother's womb, and the thunder and lightning did not harm him. Please let your hall cover him, do not let the sun and the moon shine on him during the day and at night, and do not let the jealous Hera discover him, causing him to be harmed. As for your hard work, Clognon will give you the reward you deserve. Among the daughters of Cadmus, you are the luckiest: Semel Burned to death by electric fire; Autonoe will die on the ground with her sons, and Mount Katayon will build a tomb for them; Agua will personally tear his son Pentus apart and become a murderer. "You are the only proud daughter of Cadmus, and Catalon will not be able to accommodate you. You will have a vast sea, move into the water palace of Poseidon, and live in the sea like Thetis. Like Galatia, your name will be Leucothea, becoming one of the sea goddesses.". Your father will be called the father of the sea god, not Cadmus. "Poseidon, the sea king, will drive a chariot to receive your son Melichetes, who will become the immortal sea god Palaimon, and you will live together forever!" After listening to Hermes, Eno accepted the motherless baby. Subsequently, Hermes fanned his Yanfeng shoes and rose into the air, straight back to Olympus.
Ino lovingly held little Dionysus in her arms, while feeding Dionysus and her son with her breasts. After the two children had sucked enough milk, Melichthys would excitedly climb up to Little Dionysus and scream "Owl" at him!
Eno handed over the little Dionysus to the care of the maid Mystis. Mistis was a hairdressing girl from Sidon, who had been assigned by Cadmus to serve Eno as a young girl. Mistis avoided people's gaze and hid Little Dionysus in a hidden room. At this moment, the child's face shone brightly into the dark room, revealing his divine lineage.
Mistis watches over the Bacchus day and night. This clever maid developed the ritual of keeping a vigil with the Bacchus and the program of performing this ritual at night, teaching the mysterious art of Little Dionysus. For the first time, she tied her smooth hair with curved ivy, put on a grape vine wreath, covered her bare upper body with a copper bra, tied it around her waist with fawn skin, wrapped it tightly around her body with a snake braid, sounded a cheerful and deafening cymbal, lit a torch for the night dance, and shouted "O ho" to the sleepless Dionysus... She coiled the purple ivy into a Dionysus staff, Install a pine cone on the top of the stick and cover it with tender leaves to avoid scratching Little Dionysus. She also taught Little Dionysus to play with the mysterious box of religious worship, using it as his toy.
However, Hera, who saw everything, eventually discovered the hidden little Dionysus. She swore to the river Styx that she would drown the house with a merciless flood and destroy this abominable son of Zeus.
When Hermes saw Hera storming out of Olympus, he knew she was going to persecute Semele's son, so he immediately became the primitive god Phanes, quickly flew into Eno's house, and grabbed the little Dionysus out of his arms.
As soon as he left, Hermes and Hera met on a narrow road.
Hera had always respected ancient gods, but for a moment he was deceived by Hermes' disguised image of Fanes, and did not find the little Dionysus hidden in his arms. Just as she bowed to Farnes, Hermes had already risen into the sky and disappeared without a trace.
Hermes regained his original form in the strong wind, hugging the horned child, flew over the mountains and arrived at the densely forested residence of Rhea in Phrygia.
He stood on tiptoe and reverently walked up to the Great Goddess and said, "Great Goddess, please accept this newborn son of Zeus! Because it is really unsafe for the Van Nu Eno to raise Zeus's son. Only the grandmother can raise her grandson, which is the most appropriate! Destiny has ordained that this child will travel to India in the future and enter the starry sky after completing mortal achievements!", He handed Little Dionysus into Rhea's hands, then quickly rose into the sky and flew straight back to Olympus.
After receiving the child with curved corners on her head, the Great Divine Mother was filled with joy. She hugged the lovely child in her arms and lovingly stroked it, making her mouth unable to close for a moment.
In the courtyard where the gods were greeted, the Priests of Kubele, Corinthians, often danced feverishly around the little Dionysus, pounding their swords and shields, constantly changing their rhythm, and masking the little Dionysus with noise. Alongside her loving grandmother and amid the noise of Corinthians crashing against her shield, Little Dionysus grew up healthily.
At the age of nine, Little Dionysus ran like a stag, fast enough to catch up with the galloping Yemian. He can kill a black leopard with his bare hands and easily carry it on his shoulder. He often dragged the lion's two hind legs and brought it to his grandmother to set up the carriage for her. He often put a halter on the female bear and put her finger into its terrible mouth. The female bear was always docile and willing to be his slave, licking and kissing his tender fingers with her rough tongue. His bravery has constantly won praise from his grandmother.
Zeus in the sky has always been watching the growth of his beloved son. He is always interested in watching his son fight with a fierce lion or a wild bear, and his heart is filled with joy.
Pans among the rocks often came to Dionysus's side and surrounded him, frantically bouncing the shaggy hooves of a goat while shouting "Oho!"!
After entering his boyhood, Dionysus used animal skins as a tunic and wore a stag skin on his shoulder, symbolizing the starry sky. He often stood on the chariot of the Great Goddess, holding the reins with his tender hands, driving the lion chariot and galloping through the plains of Vrygiya.
As he grew older, he often urged his grandmother to go to his father's place of residence.