Save Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Θυώνη(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. thie-O-nee, THIE-ə-nee [key] Meaning & History Means "inspire frenzy" in Greek. This was Semele's name after her apotheosis. As the goddess Thyone, she presided over the frenzy inspired by her son Dionysos. A moon of Jupiter is named after her.