Greek Myth XLV: Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca Book III, Chapter IV – Cadmus, Semele, Actaeon, or Meet Dionysus’s Grandpa

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Meet Dionysus’s family.

Okay, this episode also made me think of this statue of Hermes and baby Dionysus.

Discussion Prompts

  1. Semele, Zeus, and Hera. Discuss.
  2. Why do you think Athena tells Cadmus to sow the dragon’s teeth?
  3. How do you think Harmonia feels about being married to Cadmus?
  4. Which reason for Actaeon’s death sounds right to you? Why? And does he deserve his fate?

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I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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