#the cult of dionysus

[thegodwhocums]

For some 1,700 years—from the end of Minoan civilization around 1200 B.C. to the final fall of Rome around 500 A.D.—the god Dionysos continued to speak in some degree both for the half-forgotten shadows of the pre-Indo-European inhabitants of Greece and for the suppressed visions of the Mediterranean's underclasses. Even as late as 1700 A.D., broken-down strains of the old religion, surviving in scattered pockets of Europe, continued to echo Dionysian themes until they were finally annihilated by the onslaught of patriarchal industrialism. Although distrusted by the Greco-Roman religious establishment, co-opted and then persecuted by the Christians, and finally overwhelmed by industrial institutions and values, the Dionysian tradition managed for nearly three thousand years to embody in some degree an alternative vision of the nature of human experience.

Arthur Evans, “The God of Ecstasy: Sex Roles and the Madness of Dionysos,” 1988

#arthur evans #Dionysos #the cult of dionysus #books #ekstasis #resistance

[kairos-in-space]

I'M FEELING DEVIOUS

YOU'RE LOOKING GLAMORUS

LET'S GET MISCHIVIOUS

AND POLYAMAROUS

WINE AND WOMEN AND WONDERFUL VICES

WELCOME TO THE CULT OF DIONYSUS

#alfie vomits lyrics #the cult of dionysus

[auroras-void]

Hmm so I just learned about the whole Orion Experience/Orion Simprini shitshow, and I'm like hella grossed out, I don't think I can listen to any of their songs anymore. Which sucks bc like, their songs were so good and there's so few bands that I actually ever listen to bc I'm not super into music.

Like I love that they included be gay do crime in a song lyric, and "let's get mischievous- and polyamorous" is a banger of a line. Not to mention the fantastic album art. But it's all totally ruined by the fact that they also have stuff like "so young and innocent" in their songs which already felt questionable and now just feels nauseating with the context of the fucked up shit they've done.

So like I don't usually ask for music recs but does anyone have any good recommendations for stuff that's similar to them? Or maybe some good covers of their Albums, preferably that have those gross little tidbits removed or replaced by something nicer? (Like it wouldn't take much to make their songs a lot better by like flipping things like "You're young and beautiful" to "*We're* young and beautiful".) Or like actually even just a cover of the Cult of Dionysus with fem vocals would be amazing.

Or actually even just really queer music in general. I like TOE for just sorta the unabashedly queer vibes they got, and like I'm kinda shit at finding music so I don't know a whole lot of bands that are like that.

#the orion experience #orion simprini #music #music request #music recs #post #the cult of dionysus #void

[disabledopossum]

Somewhere, Dionysus is squeaking with excitement.

#Dionysus #dionysus worship #dionysus deity #dionysus devotee #the cult of dionysus

[notsofriendlyfriendlyreminder]

to anyone making a secret history playlist the book is not moody piano it's fucking The Cult of Dionysus

#no i dont take criticism #:) #teehee #tsh #the secret history #donna tartt #the cult of dionysus

[turtlemangobrrr]

this what Dionysus kids sings at the campfire, it's basically their anthem (Apollo kids like it too)

#pjo #dionysus cabin #apollo cabin #the cult of dionysus #Spotify

[piraterefrigerator]

A comic for The Cult Of Dionysus by @justmilah

#ray's art #Captain artist swan #the cult of dionysus #killian jones #emma swan #milah ouat #The first drawing is really bad but I was half asleep when I drew it and didn't wanna redo it

[trashcanforpoetry]

#wwdits #lazlo cravensworth #lazlo wwdits #nadja demetriou #nadja what we do in the shadows #bisexual pride #bisexual #polysexual #pride #bi king #the cult of dionysus #the orion experience

[emergency-boba]

I have two moods:

Leaning on my bed while drinking soda and listening to the cult dionysus by the Orion experience on full blast with headphones on at 11:30 at night

And

Laying on my floor in complete darkness while eating shredded mozzarella cheese out of the bag and listening to puppycat's lullaby at 1:00 in the morning

#mental health #bee and puppycat #the orion experience #the cult of dionysus #help #Cheese #why am i like this #idk why #why do i do this to myself #what the hell

[daliyla]

It's over

#marauders #the cult of dionysus #war is over

[rockystuff]

why does team rocket from Pokèmon remind me so much of The Orion Experience?

Like someone could tell me that "To denounce the evils of truth and love" and "To extend our reach to the stars above" are the lyrics of a song by the orion experience and I would believe it

#funny #funny post #funny content #pokèmon #association #rocket team #pokemon #comic #cartoon #music #the orion experience #the cult of dionysus

[dioswinex777]

“Get crazy.”

#ancient greek #greek myth art #greek mythology #mythology #mythologyart #digital art #dionysus #the bacchae #bacchus #dionysos #the cult of dionysus

[disabledopossum]

#dionysus deity #dionysus worship #dionysus devotee #the cult of dionysus #dionysus #wine #witch #pagan

[canonicallypolyamrecs]

BONUS MINI REVIEW: song edition

"The Cult of Dionysus" by The Orion Experience

[Chorus:] I'm feeling devious! You're looking glamorous Let's get mischievous and polyamorous Wine and women and wonderful vices Welcome to the cult of Dionysus!

[spotify] [youtube] [genius lyrics]

Genres: indie pop, indie rock

Review: This song is nothing if not a bop! It is extra fun for fans of Greek myth and Dionysus in particular. Not only is there a reference to polyamory directly, there are also some fantastically bisexual vibes about the whole thing.

#song rec #the orion experience #the cult of dionysus #bonus review #cover described #indie pop #indie rock

[lovelesslittleloser]

Not me watching people play Cult of the Lamb and then going straight to playing Niche while listening to The Cult Of Dionysus on repeat

#cult of the lamb #cotl #niche game #niche genetics survival game #the cult of dionysus #i’m feeling devious #you’re looking glamorous ✨ #let’s get mischievous #and polyamorous✨ #wine and women and #wonderful vices #welcome to the cult of #dionysus

[maybehesitate]

you ever find a price of content that feels more like your personality than your actual personality does?

*sigh*

#The Cult of Dionysus #the orion experience #marshal lee #adventure time #i don’t condone the actions of that one guy from the Orion experience #but god DAMN this song hits just right #and marshal is just constant gender envy #Marshal lee kin #can you kin a song?