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🪷 27 May is the feast of #Comus: Greek god of #dragqueens, clubbing, partying, frivolities. Art by #EdmundDulac shows him in red wig, green frock. He is a son of #Dionysus, which means he is a scion of #Antinous, who is oft equated with #Dionysos: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/05/we-celebrate-feast-of-comus-greek-god.html 🪷

🪷🍷 On 25 May #NationalWineDay raise your glass to #Antinous as #Dionysus #Bacchus, god of ecstatic transcendence over death. 🍷 🪷

🪷🍷 On 25 May #NationalWineDay raise your glass to #Antinous as #Dionysus #Bacchus, god of ecstatic transcendence over death. Replica #Townley bust on the altar of the Hollywood Temple of Antinous. Digital art by #KeithMezaenAsetHoberg 🍷 🪷

🪷🍷 On 25 May #NationalWineDay raise your glass to #Antinous as #Dionysus #Bacchus, god of ecstatic transcendence over death. #Braschi #VaticanMuseums #SalaRotonda. Painting by #AntoniusSubia 🍷🪷

A particular highlight was a theatre company who turn their house and garden into a little theatre. I saw a spectacular storytelling show about the myth of #Dionysus. The narrator was enthralling to listen to.

🪷 Netflix says "Bridgerton" will be renewed for seasons 4, 5 and 6 ... so you can watch for #Antinous! Castle Howard in Yorkshire England is the setting for #Bridgerton and has a superb #Antinoos bust modeled on the Braschi Antinous #Dionysus statue at the Vatican Museums. 🪷

🪷 #Mondragone #Antinous as #Dionysus bust at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. The head from what must have been a colossal statue. It originally had inlaid gemstone eyes. 🪷

Remembering, hazily, that book by #CamillePaglia about the swingings of western culture along the (?) Apollian - (?) Dionysian continuum.

My initial impulse is to place us in an extreme Dionysian phase.

Just not sure that the commodification of "everything" fits with that. If "everything" is about $$$ does chthonic protean energy manifest quicker than its manifestations are commodified?

What's the book's title and where are we?

#Apollo #Dionysus

🪷 Bust of #Antinous depicted as #Dionysus. National Archaeological Museum of Venice. marble. Enhanced by #Naropinosa via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naropinosart 🪷

Happy 4/20, to those who celebrate!

Dionysus is a god of intoxication - which includes the plant celebrated on 4/20 each year.
For entertainment purposes only - We made a fun little oracle game to coincide with today's celebrations!
Embrace the Madness!

https://templeofdionysus.org/baked

#dionysus #4/20 #baked #cannabis #hellenicpolytheism #templeofdionysus #webgames

🪷 Bust of #Antinous depicted as #Dionysus. Notice the bracket atop his head for attaching floral wreaths or other adornment. #Grimani Venice #PalazzoGrimani 🪷

Greek theatre began as religious rituals for Dionysus; a masked figure adopted a persona to deliver a dramatic monologue. As the art form developed, other actors were added to the performances, and even secular topics were introduced. Masks remained important.

#MythologyMonday #OfDarkandMacabre #31DaysofHaunting #Mythology #GreekMythology #ClassicalMythology #Folklore #GreekFolklore #ClassicalFolklore #Greece #Theater #Theatre #Dionysus #Mask

🪷 Bust of #Antinous depicted as #Dionysus. Notice the bracket atop his head for attaching floral wreaths or other adornment. Palazzo Grimani Venice. 🪷

#EvieAlways@infosec.exchange

Remembering your note on the #maenads, #bacchantes, #Dionysus was one of the first I researched when getting into #mythologylong ago.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-stunning-frescoes-of-a-mysterious-dionysian-cult-discovered-in-ancient-pompeii-180986133

🪷 On March 23rd we celebrate #NationalPuppyDay 💙🐕💙 The exquisite #Lanuvium BasRelief shows #Antinous as #Dionysus or #Aristaeus/#Silvanus, harvesting grapes, as a dog looks up at him adoringly. And who can blame the dog? #InternationalPuppyDay #PuppyDay 💙🐕💙🪷

Ask Apollon Anything

We have opened the oracle question submission page in preparation of the first Oracular day of the season on April 6th, 2025.

We offer this service freely to all here: http://www.templeofdionysus.org/oracle

As always a reminder, the quality of your question impacts the helpfulness of your answer.

#pagan #hellenicpolytheism #dionysus #apollon #oracle #delphicoracle #pythia #apollo #greekgods #templeofdionysus @TempleOfDionysus #nonprofit

We have opened the oracle question submission page in preparation of the first Oracular day of the season on April 6th, 2025.

We offer this service freely to all here: http://www.templeofdionysus.org/oracle

As always a reminder, the quality of your question impacts the helpfulness of your answer.

#pagan #hellenicpolytheism #dionysus #apollon #oracle #delphicoracle #pythia #apollo #greekgods #templeofdionysus @TempleOfDionysus

💋 16 March is #LipsAppreciationDay when we appreciate the beauty of #lips. #Antinous as #Dionysus/#Bacchus ( #Townley bust in the British Museum) is a remnant of what was once a colossal statue. 💋