Semele

About the show

Semele, daughter of Cadmus, loves Jupiter rather than her intended husband Athamas. Jupiter carries her away to a mountain palace, where she enjoys their life together but grows dissatisfied with being mortal. Juno disguises herself as Semele’s sister and persuades her to demand that Jupiter appear in his divine form. Bound by his oath, Jupiter grants her wish; his thunderbolts consume her. Apollo announces that her unborn child will be Bacchus, and Athamas accepts Ino as his bride.