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Dance is liberation and instinct, a movement of the body that often borders on sensuality, all that Dionysos dominates without even having to think about it very much. Apollo holds his hands, but it is he who dictates the rhythm, his eyes that habitually close and he must force open, for he must witness the scene.

Apollo is not spectacular, nor is he exceptional. He doesn’t move as gracefully as a swan and trips over his own feet more than the god of Madness deems healthy, but it’s still a sight, an event that deserves his full attention.

He realizes with the start of a chuckle that Apollo is distracted by the music, that his fingers sometimes tap in rhythm on the back of his hand, his head seeming to follow the source of that melody. It’s entertaining, but there’s more.

His Influence seems to loosen its grip on his head, moving away from his eyes, sliding down his back and coming to rest around his heart again. His eyes lose their manic light, his hands their trembling.

It’s a loss that Dionysos doesn’t like, that makes him lose control and clench his jaw, quickening his pace, trying to cling to his own essence again.

It's a moment, the simple overlapping of one Nature and another, a rational point that reminds him that that God does not belong to him, that too much Madness would put an end to everything that makes him Apollo. It surprises him to think so, but it is the simplicity of Joy that takes over, that makes his steps less complex, that follows Apollo's less skilled ones.

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#mywriting #dbt literary universe #art for art's sake #apollo and dionysus #apollo x dyonisus #apollo #dionysus #greek mythology retelling

tuherrus

you don't even have a dog

as-the-sun-art

Dionysus work in progress! Slowly gettin there. Still need to do the rest of the bottom, the hands, some hair stuff, and leafs

my-yoyogurt

The iconography of bull-horned Dionysus Pt. 2

PART 1

"Dionysos often figured with horns on his head, and is moreover called a bull by many of the poets. And at Cyzicus there is a statue of him with a bull's head." - Philostratus, Athenaeus 11.51 (Greek rhetorician C3rd A.D.) "There are countless characteristics of Dionysos for those who wish to represent him in painting or sculpture, by depicting which even approximately the artist has captured the god. For instance, the ivy clusters forming a crown are the clear mark of Dionysus, even if the workmanship is poor; and a horn just springing from the temples reveals Dionysus, and a leopard, though but just visible, is a symbol of the god;" - Philostratus, Imagines 1.15 (Greek rhetorician C3rd A.D.) "[Dionysos] the bull-horned god (theos taurokeros), and he [Zeus] crowned him with crowns of snakes." - Euripides, Bacchae 90 (Greek tragedy C5th B.C.) "You [Dionysos] have youth unfading; you're a boy for ever; you shine the fairest in the firmament. When you lay by your horns, your countenance is like a lovely girl's." - Ovid, Metamorphoses 4. 18 (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) "Bacchus [Dionysos], from thyrsus-bearing India, with unshorn locks, perpetually young, thou who frightenest tigers with thy vine-clad spear, and with a turban bindest thy hornèd head." - Seneca, Phaedra 753 (Roman tragedy C1st A.D.) "they wreathed the horned head of a bullshaped Dionysos with twining horned snakes under the flowers." "…Hermes carried upon his arm the little brother [Dionysos] who had passed through one birth without a bath, and lay now without a tear, a baby with a good pair of horns like the Moon." - Nonnus, Dionysiaca 9 (Greek epic C5th A.D.)

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 4/33 Fandom: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Death Becomes Them Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Apollo/Dionysus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore) Characters: Apollo (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Dionysus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Zagreus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore) Additional Tags: Character Study, Translation, Slow To Update, Mental Health Issues Summary:

Paris is not the place to linger on the passions of a single night. No matter how impeccable the farewell, Dionysos prefers to hurl himself into the vortex threatening the city’s streets. After all, he has never been the type to avoid desire or flames and the muttering of revolt is as much a part of his Influence as the sweetness and intensity of a sensual encounter.

Even in the beds of Paris rebellion is consumed: in the tired eyes of those who saw wicker baskets fill with heads and in the trembling fingers of the young and feverish. Nostalgia permeates everything, mixing with their conversations, with the words confessed over watered wine.

The ferment has not faded at all. Eyes tremble, lit by explosive energy, the briars of madness already crowning the boldest among them. The young speak of Revolution again without ever having seen its filth; they speak of it as if it were already written, a moment past and traced in blood-ink in the annals of the future.

When Paris vibrates under the thunder of revolt, there is no joy in being an ignored prophet.

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cosmonautistic

doubleca5t

ok well my lesbian fantasies involve having sex. so write that down

plounce

the original tweet being translated from russian may provide some helpful context as to why OP is fantasizing about being able to be publicly affectionate with a partner. sex is an important part of lesbianism for many people (including myself!); i also think approaching harmless posts like this with sympathy for the context is more thoughtful and considerate than jumping to a snappy comeback. my heart aches for OP and i hope they are able to find happiness in an often unkind world.

evilios

To add on, my lesbian sisters here in Russia are not considered to be "serious" with their affection if it's seen expressed publicly. Our culture permits a lot of physical affection — hugs and some hand-holding in younger people though it's even harder for older lesbians — between women as emotional, sensible friends (in the eyes of society) but it's hard for lesbians here to express affection and be validated in that affection — and simply kissing a girl will be seen as perverse and inappropriate unless it's literally a friendly peck on the cheek. Perhaps we could learn a lesson of not assuming implications that are nowhere to be found under frankly innocent posts. She quite literally was just talking about a desire for romance, not devaluing the sexual experience in any way.

P. S. Since it's tumblr: from my experience and that of whatever bi and lesbian women I had in my life, based on cities I lived in/am from/moved to, glad if it's different in whatever city you're in 👍🏼

swissshard

Relief of Hades and Persephone with a table of pomegranates from Hierapolis Archaeological Museum.

cyborgsheep

Pentheus, the King of Thebes, was torn apart limb-from-limb (sparagmos) by his own mother, Agave, and her sisters in a Dionysian frenzy for defying the god Dionysus.

（I want to portray the terrifying side of Dionysus!)

lizardsfromspace

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