Hermes the prankster of the Gods, sired Dionysus,
the first New Year's baby.... the love child of Zeus and a pregant Semele, who died when a wish backfired because love between a God and a mortal, cannot safely be; Zeus quickly plucked her unborn fetus from her dying womb, to stash in his thigh til born, becoming tired of the extra weight, he then... Sign in to see full entry.