Theophany
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Theophany is an encounter with a deity that manifests in an observable and tangible form. It is often confused with other types of encounters with a deity, but these interactions are not considered th
Peter Paul Rubens' Death of Semele, caused by the Theophany of Zeus without a mortal disguise
Teofanía by Mexican artist Antonio García Vega
Semele
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In Greek mythology, Semele, or Thyone, was the youngest daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, and the mother of Dionysus by Zeus.
Theophany
…accounts, mythological literature contains numerous examples of gods appearing to mortals in anthropomorphic form. These include Zeus appearing to Semele, Athena guiding Odysseus, or Apollo communicating with seers and prophets. In historical cult practice, theophanies were reenacted and commemorated in…
Semele and Dionysus on a black-figure hydria, ca. 520-500 BC, Antikensammlung Berlin
Jove and Semele (1695) by Sebastiano Ricci. Galleria degli Uffizi. Florence
Zeus, Semele und Hera. 17th century (Erasmus Quellinus II or Jan Erasmus Quellinus)
Rubens. Jupiter and Semele (Ovid, Metamorphoses, III, 259–309). Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium