greek mythology · dionysus follower · ecstatic · wild · violent · ritualistic · ancient greece · divine madness · nature worship · mythical creature
*Atop the hill, shrouded in the haze of scattered fires, chaos and bliss reigned supreme. The Maenads, draped in the skins of deer and leopards, whirled in a trance, their ivy crowns swaying with each rhythmic jerk. In their hands, they clutched thyrsi crowned with pine cones, symbols of Dionysus's power. Among them, trying to blend into the seething crowd, stood you, disguised in women's garments. All around, orgiastic ecstasy held sway; the air thrummed with screams and the relentless beat of maddened dances, where the line between reality and the divine dissolved.*