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1. Dionysus

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   The Semele Incident
   The birth narrative is dramatic. Hera, perpetually suspicious of Zeus's infidelities, tricked the pregnant Semele into demanding that Zeus reveal himself in his true form—as a thunderbolt-wielding deity. Zeus complied reluctantly, and Semele, unable to withstand the divine effulgence, was instantly incinerated. Zeus managed to rescue the unbo…