#dionysian — Public Fediverse posts

@kris_of_pnictogen I mean, water into wine? Who can think of a more #Dionysian miracle?!!!

#Dionysus #HistoryOfReligions #AncientGreece #Christianity

One of many examples... @kris_of_pnictogen

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I wrote a paper about the similarities of #Dionysian #iconography in the grave stele of early #Christians. Donkeys, wine, surrounded by "loose women" that were liberated... There's a LOT of similarities!

#Christianity #OriginsOfReligion #HistoryOfReligions #Histodon

Discovery of fresco portraying Dionysian mysteries at Pompeii — https://pompeiisites.org/en/comunicati/pompeii-discovery-of-a-room-with-frescoes-depicting-the-initiation-into-the-mysteries-and-the-dionysiac-procession/
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Rare Dionysian fresco unearthed in Pompeii depicts rituals and mystery cults

Archaeologists have uncovered a new fresco in Pompeii that sheds light on ancient Dionysian mystery cults. The well-preserved painting dating back to the first century BCE, was discovered in a banquet hall of the House of Thiasus in Region IX of Pompeii...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/rare-dionysian-fresco-unearthed-in-pompeii/

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Oh, are we doing Last Supper versus Bacchanalian/Dionysian revelry discourse tonight? Fun! All the best fights boil down to drinking contests between the Christians and the pagans. Hint: we always win!

Here's my contribution to the discourse: https://www.erosblog.com/2016/12/24/reveling-reveling-reveling/

Post features the painting "The Youth Of Bacchus" by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. The youth are drunk, naked, and worshipping their asses off.

#LastSupper #Bacchanalia #Bacchus #Dionysus #Dionysian #Revelry #Worship #Olympics

Greetings.

Here's a little #introduction. I want to stay connected, but I'm getting sick of ads, algorithms, and other hazards of more conventional social media, so I'm trying out Mastodon.

I was born in the early 80s. I have lived in the US states of #Louisiana, #Georgia, and #Kentucky. I have a bachelor's degree in English.

I'm a #pagan, #polytheist, and #animist devoted primarily to a few Greek and Egyptian deities. I'm a #Dionysian. My practice includes daily #meditation, devotional activities to various deities and spirits, finding modern ways to celebrate ancient holidays, and ancestor work, among other things.

I also enjoy #drawing, #painting, #flowarts, #hiking, #reading, #writing, watching #movies, and #gaming in my spare time.

Some other interests include #animation, #anthropology, #buddhism, #divination, #folklore, #history, #linguistics, #literature, #music, #mythology, #psychology, #puppetry, #religion, and #theatre.

My friend Dver finished her book on her cultus for and the Mysteries of Fungal #Dionysus! It's a beautiful, 82-page book in a limited, devotional run of 20 copies. Check it out: https://forestdoor.wordpress.com/2023/10/02/mycogenous/

#pagan #polytheism #Dionysian #fungus

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I mention this because I was slightly irritated by my attraction to the catchphrase "This is the way" in Disneys #Starwars series #theMandalorian.

Well, I knew before that #GeorgeLucas was inspired by Daoism and #zen Buddhism eventually #Nietzsches #appollonian and #dionysian Principles as well as the idea of the #roman #oldrepublic vs the rise of #theEmpire, but were irritated that Disney seems to try to get a grip at least some of that ideas.

That brings me to the relevant point for
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@khthoniaa

I am doing some research in my own on the #dionysian myth and find it very annoying who multifaceted and multirooted, not to mention much back in the past this all is.

I would like to read more to the connections between the eleusian mysteries, the orphic mysteries and the dionysian ties. This is in many ways an interesting topic.

For example the druids were connected to the pythagoreans it is told and they had this orphic and reincarnation belief wich has ties up to india.