One of the more important things to do when you are exploring devotion to a deity is to look at the images that various artists have made of them, insofar as is possible to you. As I was cleaning my shrine this morning in anticipation of the new moon celebration tomorrow morning (and cleaned my … Continue reading Beyond That One Coin Replica and the Belvedere: The Diversity of Apollon’s Images and Symbols
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Did K.T. Tunstall Read the Bacchae?
When I pray to Dionysos, I usually read Orphic Hymn 30 or the verses from the Bacchae in the Grene & Lattimore-edited translation that start a few lines after line 70. The section is translated beautifully, with the kind of presence that works well for recitation before doing prayer beads or something. Blessèd, blessèd are … Continue reading Did K.T. Tunstall Read the Bacchae?
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