#roman gods

Roman Diana and Minerva my beloveds

Lotz Károly - Apolló és Diána vadászaton

86,5 x 122 cm

Olaj, vászon

charlottearthistory:

‘mars resting’ - diego velázquez (1640)

Sally Jackson: leave my idiot son alone

Percy: but … Jason’s … not your son???

Apollo

Detail from the “Trials of Hercules” by Manolo Yanes.

adri-le-chat:

My list of devotional acts 

• Exploring the woods, the orchards, the vineyards…
• Caring for the lands, the trees, and the vegetation 
• Support nature overall - try to work with others, especially indigenous groups for sustainability. 
• Grow his other sacred plants - such as ivy. Maintain a garden in general.
• Studying wine and viticulture, especially the wine cycle.
• Crafting bindweed wreaths and lacing them in the trees
• Supporting local beekeepers, and helping the insect flourish. Buy some honey to, it makes an excellent offering.
• Partaking in viticulture and watching the vines grow
• Collect fruits within orchards 
• Within the woods, observe - discover and learn about the wilderness of nature.
• Collect pinecones 
• Weave baskets - for Dionysus within epithets is shown to have those be sacred to him (Dionysos Kistophoros)
• Help and donate to big-cat conservation centres 
• Bare an ivy crown upon your head
• Craft a Thyrsus - and carry the staff around.
• Research and explore his worship in antiquity - there are many facets to his worship, after all. And take note of his festivals.
• Create drinking cups, or paint your own, and preferably add amethyst into them.
• Wear amethyst - whether that’s necklaces, pendants, etc.
• Dance, let loose, even if it’s terrible. Simply have fun.
• Wear masks. And in my opinion, for the modern day, venetian masks do best.
• Gather clay, or whatever material, and make yourself a mask.
• Theatre, express your deepest emotions, or possibly become another - He is the god of theatre, after all. 
• Watch old theatrical performances, indulge in musical theatre. Study the plays from long ago, in Ancient Greece.
• Adore and learn to quote the Bacchae, and study the play extensively.
• Go to parties. Have fun — most of all though, be safe.
• Partake in banquets, have a cup of wine — if it’s legal — if not, opt for grape juice; and enjoy company with others. 
• Go to Pride and have some fun.
• Support those that are recovering from addiction, especially alcoholism. 
• Donate to a centre that helps addicts. Support mental health.
• Do self-care, work to liberate yourself from harmful things — it’ll all be okay in the end.

Aesthetic Image from: https://aly-naith.tumblr.com

jackialwic:

made a start on my Dionysus shrine last night with an offering of apple cider ✨✨✨

Minerva of Peace, Minerva of War

Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.