She brought him as dowry a hunting dog, Lelaps, and a javelin warranted never to miss its mark. […] She therefore bade her son Cupid slay her. […] — so the Theban maidens think, and laugh, Saying, ‘She had her wish, that Semele! […] She fled, but he pursued. […] She therefore withdrew into a dark cave to mourn unseen, and still further neglected her wonted duties.