He didn't do it purposely. Hera disguised herself and tricked Semele into thinking Zeus wasn't her boyfriend. Semele asked Zeus to show his true form to her. He did and she died. But Zeus saved the baby who later became Dionysus.
Hera killed Semele by manipulating her into asking Zeus to reveal his true form. Disguised as a nurse, Hera instigated Semele's doubts about Zeus's divinity, leading Semele to demand that Zeus show himself in all his glory. When Zeus complied, his divine form was too overwhelming for Semele, and she was consumed by the sight, resulting in her death.
She did not, Zeus came to her.
Semele and Zeus
The mother of Dionysus was the mortal Semele. His father was Zeus.
Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and revelry, had an unusual birth because he was born from Zeus' thigh after his mother, Semele, was incinerated by Zeus' true form. Semele, a mortal, had been tricked into asking to see Zeus as he truly was, leading to her demise. To save the unborn Dionysus, Zeus sewed him into his thigh, which is why he is often referred to as "twice-born." This unique origin highlights themes of resurrection and transformation associated with his deity.
Hera killed Semele by manipulating her into asking Zeus to reveal his true form. Disguised as a nurse, Hera instigated Semele's doubts about Zeus's divinity, leading Semele to demand that Zeus show himself in all his glory. When Zeus complied, his divine form was too overwhelming for Semele, and she was consumed by the sight, resulting in her death.
Semele; Hera had become angry that Zeus had married Seele. So Hera told Semele to ask Zeus to reveal his true divine form. Zeus had sworn by Styx that he grant Semele a single wish, and so he showed his true form. Semele then died by Zeus's divine light.
none semele and zeus were his parents and semele died when dionysus was in her so zeus took him out and put him in his thigh.
She did not, Zeus came to her.
Zeus and Semele
Zeus and Semele.
Semele and Zeus
Zeus and Semele.
Zeus and Semele.
According to Legend, Dionysos was the son of Zeus and Semele.
Zeus and a mortal named Semele.
The baby of Zeus and Semele is named Dionysus. He is the god of wine, fertility, ritual madness, and religious ecstasy in Greek mythology.