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Dionysus Offerings
"Dionysus (or Dionysos) is the Olympian god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness, and wild frenzy."
Large Altars:
- Wine/mead
- Grape juice
- Intoxicants
- Grapes
- Honey
- Olive oil
- Apples
- Figs
- Eggs
- Goblets
- Curved daggers
- Pine incense or frankensince
- Bull horns
- Snake skin
- Leopard or tiger print objects
- Purple candles
- Theatre masks
- Sexual toys (He was sometimes worshipped as a giant phallus!)
- Percussion instruments
- Wine bottles
Small/Hidden Altars:
- Fake/toy grapes
- Leaves or curls from grapevines
- Ivy leaves
- Pine needles
- Pinecones
- Apple seeds
- Bindweed
- Wildflowers
- Toys, photos, or art of any big cats, snakes, and/or bulls
- Hymns
- Songs you've written
- Any art that you create
- Any stories that you create
- Art or pictures of the comedy and tragedy masks
- Wine corks
- Wine labels
- Toy or miniature drums
- Purple crystals like amethyst, grape agate, sugilite, etc.
Devotional Acts:
- Make a playlist for Him
- Dance and sing to your favorite songs or songs you'd think He would like
- Throw a feast in His honor
- Remembering to take your medication (if you have any) and taking care of your mental health
- Support/donate to your local theatre in His name
- Be a part of the theatre!
- Stand up for those that are marginalized
- Write stories/plays for Him
- Invite Him to watch plays or movies with you, especially comedies or tragedies
- Throw parties or attend them
- Attend festivals
- Attend a wine tasting
- Go on wine tours
- Attend parades
- Masturbate or partake in sexual acts for Him (if you're comfortable doing so)
- Drink alcohol or grape juice
- Smoke pot (only if you want to)
- Learn about winemaking
- Support local vineyards
- Wear wreaths made from ivy
- Wear faux leopard or tiger print
- Wear the color purple
- Pray to Him for things such as protection while intoxicated/high, relaxation, improvement in your mental health, fertility, ecstasy, for everything going well in the theatre
Sources:
https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Dionysos.html
https://vocal.media/futurism/ways-of-worship-dionysus
Artwork from the game Hades
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