Dionysus

The birth of Dionysus

Dionysus was the son of Zeus and Semele. Zeus had cheated on his wife Hera and, as revenge, Hera tricked the pregnant Semele into requesting Zeus show his true form. Zeus' true form was too powerful for Semele and she was destroyed. However, Zeus was able to sew their baby into his thigh and thus Dionysus was born from Zeus' thigh.