Dionysus Deity - Blog Posts

rise of the bacchus! (Blessed Anthesteria!!)

When the chariot of the sun rises after ten reckless nights,

The Bacchus rises with his nymphs and satyrs and in his hand is a thyrsus,

Creatures of the world dance in joy as the music fills their ears,

And the mothers smile at their children’s cheers.

Maenads, satyrs, nymphs of all types,

And the women, the workers, and people of all kind,

Children wear their ivy wreaths and they sing for the Bacchus,

‘My neighbors and friends have you heard the news?

Today, today, the son of Smele and Zeus

He walks the earth with his goblet filled with wine

With leopards and panthers walking with the divine.’

A pinecone and ivy vines curled around it,

The glorious thyrsus stands tall,

A symbol of the vintage god,

It gives him highlights, I must admit.

He lurks around the actors while they play a dramatic skit,

Giving them skill that makes us bawl,

As the lovers twirl in their waltz,

Moonlit lights and stars what a lovely skit

My neighbors and friends have you heard the news?

Today, today, the son of Smele and Zeus

He walks the earth with his goblet filled with wine

With leopards and panthers walking with the divine

Lord Dionysos

God of grapes, wine, intoxication, ecstasy, insanity, inhibition, theatre, festivity, queerness, the wilds, madness, and pleasure.

Epithets

Maenoles ~ The Mad and Raging

Hestios ~ Of the Feast

Androgynos ~ The Androgynous

Phallen ~ The Phallic

Theoinos ~ God of Wine

Oinops ~ The Wine-Dark

Agathos Daimon ~ The Good Spirit

Kittophoros ~ The Ivy-Bearing

Staphylites ~ Of the Grape

Dimetor ~ The Twice-Born

Eleuthereus ~ Of Liberation

Soterius ~ Savior from Madness

Agyieus ~ Of the Streets

Mystes ~ Of the Mysteries

Khthonios ~ The Cthonic; Of the Earth

Melpomenos ~ Of the Tragedies; Of the Tragic Plays

Bassareus ~ The Fox-Like

Associations

Animals

Bulls

Leopards, panthers, tigers, and lions

Goats

Serpents

Foxes

Donkeys

Plants

Ivy

Grapes

Bindweed

Cinnamon

Silver fir trees

Cedar / Pine trees

Colors

Purple

Red

Black

Silver

Gold

White

Offerings and Devotional Acts

Wine and other alcohols

Cigarettes and other tobacco products

Other intoxicating substances

Candles and incense

Foods and drinks

Dried flowers

Bones

Coins

Symbols of queerness (pride flags, empty HRT vials, pride related colors, etc.)

Jewelry

Crystals and stones

Ivy and other vined plants

Fresh or dried fruits

Plants

Going to theatre performances

Going to bars and clubs

Getting intoxicated

Performance art

Dancing

Practicing moderation

Visiting vineyards and orchards

(credit to @sister-lucifer for the Dionysos themed dividers!)