Telete was the goddess of initiation into the Bacchic rites and the daughter of Dionysus, the god of wine.
History[]
Telete was the daughter of Dionysus and Nicaea.
Nicaea was ashamed of having been made pregnant by Dionysus, and even attempted to hang herself; nevertheless, in due time a daughter was born to her. The Horae were said to have served as midwives at Telete's birth. Telete was destined by Dionysus to become a follower of himself and his son Iacchus, her half-brother.
Telete became the goddess of nighttime festivities and ritual dances in honor of Dionysus, and has been interpreted as a goddess of initiation into the Bacchic rites