A Hymn To Dionysus

A Hymn to Dionysus

I sing Dionysus, lord of wine and Madness - he comes! Hurry To the double flute! Hurry, revelers, To the drums and rattles - let their clatter Fill the air! Everywhere grow the ivy And the grape, entwining the doorposts, The lintel - the air is thick With the god today! Already I can hear The approach of his chariot, Drawn by sleek panthers and spotted leopards - Before him and behind Are ranks of satyrs, Silenus With his drooping horse-tail: feel The earth shudder under their dancing! Thyrsi held high, Maenads shriek: Euie! Euie! Io Bromie! Water and wine gush out Of the rocks; heavy is the scent of myrrh… Where is the god? Do you See him? Does he come as he came Once to Ariadne, When cruel Theseus had left her Lying on Naxos’ shore, in iron Bands of sleep? She woke in fear… The god! A young man In fawnskin robes, long black locks Falling down his shoulders - see Them shake! “Come, Minos’ daughter, To the stars, the endless revel! No death nor age, only the gleam Of wine in ladles, poured from fire to fire Through the black sky, where you and I Will mingle in love, forever.” Now just as then, appear, Bacchic king! I taste you in the wind - Down from Nysa’s craggy slopes descend! Fill my legs with dancing, My heart make pound in my chest, Until I run mad through hill and glen With the god in my brain, the god in my guts - Full to bursting with Dionysus Who rules the wine-cup. Hail to you, Bromius - ever will you bubble Onto my lips, even as I turn to another song.

Dionysus discovers Ariadne. Fresco from the Casa dei Capitelli Colorati, Pompeii; now in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples. Photo credit: Sailko/Wikimedia Commons.

Dramione AU #56

Draco: I have an idea-

Hermione: No murder.

Draco:... I no longer have an idea

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bisma1999

4 years ago

Agent 007 Worldwide Handsome [cr. Namuspromised]

agent 007 worldwide handsome [cr. namuspromised]

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bisma1999

4 years ago

my friends got me to watch the untamed dorama and I’ve been experiencing weird pains around the chest area ever since

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4 years ago

“He’s perfect, cute and sincere.”

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4 years ago

A screenshot of Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng standing side by side in Lotus Pier in episode 24. Wei Wuxian says, "He might take after his father,"

The same shot a few frames later, as Wei Wuxian, looking annoyed, continues: "and hang out with women everywhere."

The camera faces Jiang Cheng now, whose eyebrows are raised, as Wei Wuxian keeps speaking, saying: "If Yanli were with him,"

(the same shot) captions continue: "can you stand that?"

The same shot. Jiang Cheng speaks up, looking mildly outraged: "How dare he!"

The camera turns back to Wei Wuxian, who is silent, arms crossed, with an "I told you so" look on his face.

The camera is now much further away, showing them both standing staring out at the night with vaguely sullen looks.

A 3-part twitter exchange between two users. @lithplaura says, "men are fucking stupid." @SavWrld replies, "what he do." @lithplaura replies, "I created a scenario in my head"

cinematic parallels

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bisma1999

4 years ago

Wen Kexing & Zhou Zishu + 「知己」 -episode 8

wen kexing & zhou zishu + 「知己」 -episode 8

知己 (zhījǐ) - a mandarin term often translated as “soulmate,” “confidant,” and “bosom friend,” among others. as a testament to the intimacy of knowing and being known, from the characters 知 = “to know” and 己 = “self, oneself, myself,“ 知己 is perhaps most faithfully understood as "the one who knows me.”

[id: eight gifs of wen kexing and zhou zishu from episode eight of word of honor/shan he ling. they are standing outside in a forest clearing next to a campfire at night. the background is dominated by green trees and a blue and purple night sky. in the scene, zishu turns to kexing and tells him, “I’m only asking you so directly because I take you as my friend.” kexing looks back with a hesitant expression and replies, “As…your friend? We’ve risked our lives together so many times, yet you still only take me as your friend?” while walking towards zishu. he then says aloud, to himself, “Wen Kexing ah Wen Kexing, it looks like you’ll have to try harder.” he asks zishu, “Hey, why don’t you ask me who I take you as?” zishu looks away with feigned indifference and replies “What do I care who you take me as?” and walks away from kexing, out of the shot, while saying, “Let’s go. We need to leave the mountain soon.” kexing turns to look as zishu walks away but does not follow him just yet. he looks into the distance at zishu and says “As…my zhiji.” the colored caption reads wen kexing & zhou zishu + 「知己」 -episode 8 /end id]

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bisma1999

3 years ago

Aww 🥰

Someone: How do you say Lan Wangji?

Lan Jingyi: IT'S HANGUANG-JUN. AND YOU SAY IT WITH RESPECT

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bisma1999

3 years ago

In The MDZS Book Lan Jingyi Suggest All Those Phrases When They Have To Leave Lan WangJi And I’m Like???

In the MDZS book Lan Jingyi suggest all those phrases when they have to leave Lan WangJi and I’m like??? boy?? why would you do that?? UNLESS????? (yeah, I have a question mark problem) so basically the Lan students ship Wangxian since chapter 38, ok? ok.

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