Βέλτιον γὰρ ὀψιμαθῆ καλεῖσθαι, ἢ ἀμαθῆ. “Indeed it is better to be called late-learned than unlearned.” — Philistion of Locri, Fragments

Apollo served by the Nymphs — François Girardon (1666)

“There are good marriages, but no delightful ones.” — François de La Rochefoucauld

ἔδοξε ταῖς γυναιξίν, ἣν ἀνὴρ νέος νέας ἐπιθυμῇ, μὴ σποδεῖν αὐτήν πρὶν ἂν τὴν γραῦν προκρούσῃ πρῶτον. “The women made a law, that if a young man desires a young woman, he may not have her until he bangs an old woman first.” — Aristophanes, Assemblywomen 1015-7

Odysseus and the Sirens — Alexander Bruckmann (1829)

1. Don't get married. 2. Orgies are good. 3. Lesbianism isn't bad. 4. Porn isn't bad. 5. Money is good. 6. Egoism is good. 7. Masturbation isn't bad. 8. Sluts are better than frigid women. 9. Nudity isn't bad. 10. Licking pussy is good.

Love Dionysus, power, and pleasure. That's it. Everything else derives from that: intoxication (ecstasy, sex, orgies, art, eroticism, nudity...) and hunt (money, war, conquest, domination, evolution, strength, hierarchy...). By having this love, you will be worshipping him.

Bath in the Forest — Paul Merwart

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In other words, this is the great difference: Dionysus embraces Eros, allowing and even encouraging it; Shiva, by contrast, represents the control and transcendence of Eros. So they are not exactly the same god.

Dionysus, by contrast, is represented in myth and art as embodying Eros, if not Eros himself. Pan, the nymphs, and the satyrs likewise partake of this erotic aspect.

Although Dionysus and Shiva are both gods of ecstasy and are almost equivalent in this respect, there is a difference that distinguishes them: In the mythology of Shiva, there's a suppression of Eros (Kama), as Shiva destroys him. That's why Shiva is portrayed as an ascetic...🧵

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