After Ariadne hanged herself
Dionysos made her his immortal wife
and gave her the crown of Aphrodite
which shines in the heavens
with the light of the imperishable stars,
the blessed dead who received wine as their portion
through initiation into the mysteries of the bull
who lives and hunts in the heart of the labyrinth.
If Anthesteria goes well I think my next tattoo will be the Corona Borealis,
a simple but elegant expression of all this.
In case you haven’t seen this. http://gawker.com/5982891/meanwhile-in-brazil-its-raining-spiders
Ironically you’re the 8th person who has directed me to that story. Guess when folks see spiders in the news, they think of me. :D
There’s just something about you that catches people. :)
In a very sinister web.
Muahahahahaha!
I’m currently working on the design of my next devotional tattoo, which will be a conglomerate of symboils I associatre with Ariadne and Dionysus. For certain, I know that I will place the corona in, but as honey bees instead of stars.
Oh, that is such a beautiful and inspired idea!