Semla (mythology)

This article is about the Etruscan goddess. For the Northern European sweet roll, see Semla. For the genus of cicadas, see Semia.

Semla is the Etruscan equivalent for the Greek goddess Semele, daughter of the Boeotian hero Cadmus and mother of the Greek god of wine, Dionysus, by Zeus. Her name also is sometimes spelled Semia.