🪷 #Antinous as #Dionysus, the Townley marble bust from the British Museum. La Passione di Roma perfume scent advertisement for Fendi 1986 by photographer #SheilaMetzner. 🪷

I'm making a game about the 12 olympian gods! First level will be Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy...

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Rare Roman sarcophagus showing Dionysus defeating Hercules found in Caesarea

Excavations in the coastal city of Caesarea, Israel, have revealed a rare 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus from the Roman era. It is carved with a detailed scene of a drinking contest between the wine god Dionysus and the mythological hero Hercules...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/rare-roman-sarcophagus-found-in-caesarea/

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🪷 #Antinous is equated with #Dionysus / #Bacchus but beware of excesses in eating, drinking, spending money and falling in love when indulgent #Venus forms a #sextile aspect with exaggeration-prone #Jupiter. Your #Antinous #MoonMagic #astrology forecast: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/05/astro-forecast-may-29th-8th-2025.html 🪷

Calling Bacchae of All Genders!

Join our Dionysian marching group on June 28 in Salem, MA.

LGBTQ2IA+ Dionysians!
Among others, the Temple of Dionysus calls us to gather in a procession in Salem for the North Shore Pride Parade!

Location:
North Shore Pride 2025
Salem, MA

Date & Time:
June 28 2025
11am

https://www.eventcreate.com/e/dionysiapride

#Pride #templeofdionysus #Salem #NorthShore #hellenicpolytheism #pagan #dionysus #bacchus #parade @TempleOfDionysus #dionysia

Save the date!

The Temple of Dionysus will be marching in the North Shore Pride Parade on June 28th.

https://northshorepride.org

Information on how to RSVP to march with us will be provided soon.

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🪷 #Antinous / #Dionysus Townley bust sketch. 19th century. Francois Xavier Fabre French 1766-1837. Black pencil with white highlights.🪷

🪷 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.

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