#dionysos

[winedarkgod]

[d34thbr34th]

tumblr i did it

an actually accurate “what greek god are you” quiz

[benvoolioo]

hey girl, um, we were having a bacchanal and we kinda tore your boyfriend to shreds. yeah, ripped his head clean off. sorry about that :/

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Head of a statue of Dionysos.

Culture: Greek

Period: Late Hellenistic

Date: 150–50 B.C.

Place of origin: Nubia (Sudan), Meröe (Begrawiya), Pyramid N 5

Medium: Bronze, silver, shell

[ofinkandstars]

Hail Dionysos!

[elianzis]

Brothers ♥️

[aungcha]

I did it

Dionysus with ✨bangs✨

/a close-up shot

[noctivague]

Dionysos Moodboard

"(...) And so hail to you, Dionysus, god of abundant clusters! Grant that we may come again rejoicing to this season, and from that season onward for many a year." - The Homeric Hymns: 26 - To Dionysus

[thegodwhocums]

here's a tip about working with Dionysos that nobody asked for

invoke him using epithets, and be specific

like maybe don't call on Zagreus the Hunter to bless your grapevine - consider Korymbophoros the Cluster-Laden

I generally wouldn't call on Chthonios of the Underworld to bless your theatrical production - Dithyrambos the Hymned is a more appropriate option

Meilichios the Gentle might not be the best aspect to call on before attending a protest with heavy police presence - for that, consider Lyseus the Liberator

does this make sense? call on him using epithets! always always use epithets if you can manage it, be specific about what aspect you want to talk to - he is Polynomos and Polymorphos, Many-Named and Multiply-Born for a reason

there are exceptions, obviously, where you could get really specific about why for example Chthonios IS the best aspect to bless your musical (maybe you're doing Hadestown?) but put some thought into it

try and match the epithets to what it is you're trying to accomplish or honor, rather than choosing them at random or based on how they sound sonically or how badass they seem

that's it, that's the tip

easy, simple, effective

have fun

[vdoes]

my queer rendition of Joseph Kuhn-Régnier's painting "Bacchanal and Panthers"

I really love the original painting, but I wanted to add my own style and make it more modern and Dionysian

//print

[olympushit]

Greek gods and their mottos:

Zeus: Justice above all.

Hera: Loyalty is the key to harmony.

Poseidon: Life is like the sea, you can never know for how long it will be calm.

Hades: The reason you don't enjoy life is because you are afraid of death.

Hestia: Keep calm and carry on.

Demeter: Don't underestimate someone because they look calm.

Ares: Never judge a book by its cover.

Aphrodite: Love is a bird, she needs to fly.

Apollo: The sexiest language someone can speak is the motherfucking truth.

Artemis: Women can do everything.

Hephaestus: Ugly outside, beautiful inside.

Athena: Knowledge is power.

Dionysus: Rage on or go home.

Hermes: Being talkative is nice, until you start lying.

[winedarkgod]

Διονυσος <3

[lionofchaeronea]

Polychrome terracotta sculpture of the god Dionysos, holding an egg and a rooster. The unusual attributes may hint at a connection to Orphism, which held that the first deity, Phanes or Protogonos ("First-Born"), was hatched from a cosmic egg. Adherents of Orphism saw humankind as the descendants of Dionysos (under the name "Zagreus"), created when the Titans devoured the young Zagreus and were then struck by Zeus' thunderbolt. Artist unknown; created in Tanagra, Boeotia (an important center of terracotta production) ca. 350 BCE. Now in the British Museum.

[romegreeceart]

Dionysos

Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli

2nd century CE

Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm

Stockholm, November 2023

[invisible-dragons]

The violent aspects of Dionysus and Ares are extremely comforting to me. I know they don't judge me for the thoughts in my head and the images my brain invents when I close my eyes. I know that not only do they not judge me but they understand, and that even in those thoughts there is still something holy and divine.

I am not only worthy of love despite my intrusive thoughts, or if I do enough to "redeem" myself, but in them too, and it is because of Dionysus and Ares that I can see that. They provide me with a comfort I hadn't known possible.

[all-da-ladies-luv-leoo]

chiron: what is your biggest weakness?

nico: i can be uncooperative.

chiron: okay, can you give me an example?

nico: no.

dionysus: i like him.