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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Forester@yiffit.net to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

Dionysus is the Ancient Greek god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre

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[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 37 points 4 months ago

I mean considering the possibility that Christianity crimped at least some of its practices from the cult of Dionysus, might accidentally be exactly correct

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 27 points 4 months ago

The Cult of Dionysus sounds like it was the coolest religion to ever exist.

[-] flicker@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago

"Hey, wanna come to my religious meeting on Friday?"

"Uhh, sorry I-"

"We're all getting drunk and there will probably be an orgy and some of the kind of drugs that cause religious ecstacy that guy up-thread referenced."

"...You know what? I'll make time."

[-] Theme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

Feeling devious? Looking glamourous?

[-] breakingcups@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago
[-] mynamesnotrick@lemmy.zip 16 points 4 months ago

Good chuckle. My so was telling me all the nonsense they saw on Facebook after the opening ceremony. Their world view is about as big as their demigod Donny's fingers.

[-] teslasaur@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Homophobic is just religious in this case. Meaning that "the boys" include all the women too.

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