Praise Dionysus

[itsprobablyamaenad]

[itsprobablyamaenad]

New prayer beads (and a matching bracelet) that I made for Lord Dionysos today.

[kika-ila]

Dionysus, Ariadne and the crown of stars✨

[soror-elaphion]

I'm Drunk So Here's A Poem to Lord Dionysus

A chalice sits in wine-dark hand,

A smile on blushing face.

A mane of ringlets raven black,

Does crown of ivy trace.

Her form, or his, on second look,

Is draped in spotted fur.

His glistening neck is fragrant, sweet,

His voice a reckless slur.

It lilting bids companions close,

In torchlit groves they meet,

To shed their gowns and laws alike,

From sense to take retreat.

The kings are clapped in iron cuffs,

The priests are dragged in shame,

The whore and peasant drink and dance,

The slave takes free man's name.

O Bacchos, pour my portion well,

And madness let me drink,

For woe is made among the men,

Who waste the time to think.

I ask you, horned unfettered Lord,

To snap my chains with ease.

I'll follow you, I'll change my form,

And live as I do please.

[lodionysus]

Do you think Ariadne ever looked up at the stars when she was little and felt that she’d one day be up there with them?

[sleepnowmychild]

If you’re ever having a breakdown, just remember the wise words of the lord himself

[itsprobablyamaenad]

Finds while out today !!

[itsprobablyamaenad]

I love wearing all the purple jewellery I can find

I love dancing in my room to musical soundtracks

I love dedicating a lungful of smoke

I love having someone to call on when my head won't stop

I love knowing my hand is being held through the nights of fear at my own mind

I love sharing every fruity little drink I have

I love wearing something red for Ariadne

I love wearing my Bacchus eyeshadow shade

I love finding leopard print

I love holding my prayer beads around my wrist when I fall asleep

I love going to all the little gatherings I'm invited to

I love being someone people trust with their mental struggles

I love confusing people of my gender

I love doing out to drink with friends

I love being the one that helps when everyone else is too drunk

I love enjoying life and the pleasures it has to offer in spite of my mental health

I love showing my friends stageshows

I love you, Lord Dionysus

[nek0in]

[ Prayer to Dionysos 🍇 ]

O Dionysos, youngest of the immortals upon great Olympus,

no one can replace you in the fiery revelries

and in the misty, drunken nights

when the world fades away, and one lives only for oneself.

You, great reborn Dio, are always with us.

Upon your dark hair, bitter as chocolate, rests a wreath,

and in your hand — a horn brimming with sweet, freshly-born wine

and ripe clusters of grapes, whose taste is endless.

Leopards and panthers lie lazily at your feet,

while nymphs caress their soft, striped pelts

and sip wine from golden goblets,

feeling safe within your divine presence.

Bacchus, youthful Dionysos, I thank you

for the gifted actors of the gleaming theatres

and for your protection within the throng.

I honor you with all my small soul,

and I learn from your tranquil wisdom

the art of enjoying this one and only life.

[khaire-traveler]

🍇 Subtle Dionysus Worship 🥂

Drinking grape juice or wine; fruity drinks also work; raise a glass to him

Eating food that you love, especially comfort foods

Hosting or attending parties

Hanging out with loved ones

Celebrating your accomplishments, big or small

Having a candle that reminds you of him (no altar needed)

Putting on grape-scented or fruit-scented perfumes/colognes

Wearing jewelry that reminds you of him

Seeking community; LGBTQ+ support groups, gamer groups, fandom groups, etc.

Having a bull, leopard, goat, or cat stuffed animal

Decorating parts of your room with real or fake ivy vines

Growing a plant, especially ivy or vined plants

Wearing showy or lavish outfits; wearing outfits that make you feel good about yourself

Taking care of your mental health; finding new and healthy ways to cope with issues

Keeping a mental health journal

Keeping a picture of him in your wallet

Having leopard, bull, or big cat imagery around

Taking a hike/walk in a local forest or nature preserve

Taking a walk at night, especially on a new or full moon (only if safe in your area, please)

Dancing, especially to songs that make you feel wild, free, and expressive

Listening to energizing or expressive music

Watching/reading musicals or plays

Performing in a musical or play (including backstage and tech)

Taking your medications; setting reminders for them

Taking care of yourself physically and emotionally

Learning to accept both the "dark" and "light" parts of yourself

Being kind to those outcast by society, especially the homeless and addicts

Volunteering at a homeless shelter

Engaging in activities that bring you joy, especially those that are looked down upon

Finding ways to be rebellious, especially towards authority (don't do this if it risks your own safety)

Expressing yourself in little ways if unable to be open about it (wearing a bracelet that represents your gender identity, shoelaces that are pride flag colored, etc.)

Embracing all the unique things that make you who you are

Support LGBT, homeless shelter, environmental preservation, or humanitarian organizations

Volunteer at a homeless shelter

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May add more later! This is my list of discreet ways to worship Dionysus. I hope it helps, and take care! 💜

Link to Subtle Worship Master list

[dionysusmybeloved]

ORPHIC HYMN #53

TO LORD DIONYSOS

I call upon Bacchos, the god we worship annually,

chthonic Dionysos,

together with the fair-tressed Nymphs

he is roused.

In the sacred halls of Persephone

he slumbers and puts to sleep

pure

Bacchic time, every third year.

When he himself stirs up

the triennial revel again,

he sings a hymn

together with his fair-girdled nurses.

As the seasons revolve,

he puts to sleep and wakes up the years.

O blessed and fruit-giving Bacchos,

O horned spirit of the unripe fruit,

come to this most sacred rite

with a glow of joy on your face,

come teeming with fruit

that is holy and perfect.

(edited with the Apostolos Athanassakis trans.)

[icaruslamenting]

when people depict Dionysus in a way where i literally can’t figure out his gender for the life of me >>>>

[khaire-traveler]

May Dionysus Androgynous look after my trans brothers, sisters, and siblings who need it the most right now. May He bless you with the comfort of knowing you're not alone and the ability to remember how much strength you truly possess. May He grant you a glimpse into the memories of the millions of trans souls who came before us, as we have always existed, and remind you of how incredibly resilient our community has always been.

Hail Dionysus, the Great Liberator! May He break the chains that bind us all and ignite the spark of revolution within our hearts. 💜🍇🥂🏳️‍⚧️

[bacchicroses]

If Dionysos Were Mortal

If Dionysos were mortal, he would be a therapist for recovering addicts

If Dionysos were mortal, he would take care of those with mental illness and listen to their stories

If Dionysos were mortal, he would cry a little watching teenagers struggle with depression

If Dionysos were mortal, he would clean up cigarette butts from sidewalks and beer bottles from alleyways

If Dionysos were mortal, I don't think he would be the wild partying being we think he is. I think he would be compasdionate to those who suffer from addiction, alcoholism and mental illness.

[wrathful-warhound]

Dionysus Eleuthereus (of liberation, freedom)

[dionysou-apospasmata]

🍇

Lord Dionysus is the patron of those who live too much, of those who feel too much, too much for this dry, consumistic world without anymore ideals, sentiments, without anymore a sense of HUMANITY itself, you know?? Lord Dionysus of those who prefer the intoxication of the soul to the sleep of habit. Because we MUST rebel against this world that wishes to turn us all into an uniformed thing. He asks us to be alive. So will you be alive, dear devotee?

Hail, Lord Dionysus, lord of sure wonders. Hail, decadent spirit of blossoming souls.

[child-of-earth-and-starry-heaven]

Epithets of Dionysus

Abrokomas (Ἀβροκόμας), “with delicate hair.”

Agathos Daimon (Άγαθός Δαίμων), “good spirit.”

Aglaomorphos (Άγλαόμορφος) “fair-formed.”

Agnos (Άγνος), “holy.”

Agrios (Ἄγριος), “wild, savage.”

Aigobolos (Αἰγοβόλος), “goat-slayer.”

Androgynos (Άνδρόγυνος), “androgynous.”

Anax (Ἀνᾰξ), “king.”

Anthion (Ανθιον), “the blooming.”

Anthroporraistos (Ανθροπορραιστος), “render of men.”

Areios (Ἄρειος), “warlike.” 

Arretos (Άρρητος), “ineffable, unutterable.”

Bakkhos (Βακχος), “frenzied.”

Bassareus (Bασσαρεύς), “the fox.”

Boukeros (Bουκερως), “bull-horned.”

Bromios (Βρόμιος), “the roaring.”

Botrokhaites (Bοτρυοχαίτης), “with leaves in his hair.”

Dendrites (Δενδρίτης), “of trees.”

Dikeros (Δικέρως), “two-horned.”

Digonos (Δίγονος), “twice-born.” 

Dimetor (Διμήτωρ), “of two mothers.”

Dimorphos (Δίμορφος), “two-formed.”

Diogenes (Διογένης), “son of Zeus.”

Diphyes (Δῐφῠής), “dual-natured.”

Dithyrambos (Διθύραμβος), “of the dithyramb.”

Eiraphiotes (Ειραφιωτης), “insewn” [referring to his birth]

Eleutherios (Έλεύθεριος), “the liberator.”

Eubouleos (Εὐβουλεύς), “of good counsel,”

Eukhaites (​​Ευχαίτης), “lovely-haired.” 

Euios (Εὔιος), “howling” [referring to the ecstatic cry “euoi.”]

Eumenes (Εὐμενης), “fair-minded, kind.”

Gelotos (Γελωτος), “of laughter.” 

Gethosunos (Γηθόσυνος), “joyful.”

Gonoeis (Γονόεις), “virile.” 

Himertos (Ίμερτός), “desirable.” 

Hiraphiotes (Ίραφιώτης ), “hierophant”

Hulēeis (Ύλήείς), “forest-dweller.”

Hyes (Ὕης), “of moisture/the dripping.”

Karpios (Καρπιος), “of fruit.”

Keraos (Κεραός), “horned.” 

Kharieis (Χαρίεις) “graceful.” 

Khoreutes (Xορευτές), “the dancer.”

Khthonios (Χθόνιος), “of the Underworld.”

Kissios (Κισσιος), “of the ivy.”

Kissobryos (Κισσόβρυος), “adorned with ivy.”

Kissophoros (Κισσοφορος), “ivy-bearer.” 

Kissostephanos (Κισσοστέφανος), “ivy-crowned.”

Komastes (Κωμαστής), “reveller.”

Kryphios (Κρύφιος), “hidden.”

Lenaios (Λήναιος), “of the wine-press.”

Limnaios (Λιμναίος), “of the marsh.”

Lyaios/Lysios (Λυαῖος/Λύσιος), “loosener/deliverer.”

Lyknites (Λυκνίτης) “winnower/in the cradle.”

Mainoles/Mainomenos (Μαινόλης/Μαινομενος), “the mad.”

Melanaegis (Μελαναιγις), “of the black goat-skin.”

Meilichios (Mειλίχῐος), “the mild/gracious.”

Melpomenos (Μελπομενος), “singer, of the tragedy.”

Methydotes (Μεθυδώτης), “giver of wine.” 

Mystes (Μύστης), “of the Mysteries.”

Nebridopeplos (Νεβριδόπεπλος), “clothed in fawnskin.” 

Nyktelios (Νυκτελιος), “of the night.”

Nyktipolos (Νυκτιπολος), “night-stalker.”

Nyseus (Νυσεύς), “of Nysa.” 

Oineus (Οἰνεύς), “of wine.”

Oinops (Οινοψ), “wine-faced.”

Omadios/Omophagos/Omestes, (Ώμάδιος/Ώμοφάγος/Ωμεστης), “eater of raw flesh, carnivore."

Orthos (Ορθος), “erect, upright.”

Phleon (Φλεων), “the luxuriant.”

Philomeides (Φιλομειδης), “laughter-loving.”

Phriktos (Φρικτός), “scary.” 

Ploutodotes (Πλουτοδότης), “giver of riches.”

Polygethes (Πολυγεθής), “of many joys.”

Polykomos (Πολυκῶμος), “of many revels.”

Polymorphos (Πολυμορφος), “many-formed.” 

Protogonos (Πρωτόγονος), “first-born, primordial.”

Psilas (Ψιλας), “giver of wings.”

Psilax (Ψιλαξ), “uplifted on wings.”

Psykhodaiktes (Ψυχοδαϊκτής), “render of the soul.” 

Soter (Σωτηρ), “savior.”

Staphylites (Σταφυλίτης), “of the grape.”

Tauropos (Ταυρωπός), “bull-faced.”

Teletarkhes (Τελετάρχής), "Lord of Mystery Rites"

Thelymorphos (Θηλύμορφος), “womanish/effeminate.”

Theoineos (Θεοινος), “god of wine.”

Thyonidas (Θυωνίδας), "son of Thyone/raving."

Thyrsaphoros (Θυρσοφόρος), “thyrsus-bearing”

Trigonos (Τρίγονος), “thrice-born.”

Trieterikos (Τριετηρικός), “of the three-year period.”

Zakholos (Ζάχολος),  “very angry”

This is maybe the longest list I've compiled so far! (And it's not even all of them!) Sources include the Theoi page, Otto, The Bacchae, Orphic Hymn 30, and the alphabetical hymn from the Anthologia Palatina.