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Have a joyful #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 🍇

Is there a Norse god who fills a similar role to Dionysos?
The Norse did not have theatre nor wine. There is no god of mead or beer as far as I know. There is no god or goddess of festivities I think but I'm happy to be proven wrong!

🏛 #Satyr giving a grapevine to Bacchus as a child; cameo glass, from first half of the 1st century CE Italy

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Have a joyful #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 🍇

"[Silenus] great nurse of Bakkhos [. . .] surrounded by the nurses young and fair, Naiades and Bacchae who ivy bear, with all your Satyrs."
Orphic Hymn 54 to #Silenus

🏛 #Silenos holding Baby Dionysos, "Papposilenos Dionysophoros", 350-300 BCE, Tanagra

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Have a joyful #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 🍇

"He was accompanied [. . .] by a personal attendant and caretaker, Silenus, who was his adviser and instructor in the most excellent pursuits and contributed greatly to the high achievements and fame of Dionysos."
Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4.4.3

🏛 #Silenos holding Baby Dionysos

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A dance party for #Satyrday, so that you may channel your inner #satyr or #maenad for your #NewYearsParty tonight 🥳
May the God of Joy, Wine, and Parties heal all your sorrows for this last night of the year! 🥂🍾
Io #Dionysos!

#HappyNewYear #HappyNewYearToAll #GreekRomanArt #AncMed #ancientGreece #vasepainting