#Feast of the Gods

[gay-anxiety]

Jan van Bijlert Feast of the Gods, ca. 1635-1640 oil on canvas

[mother-fluffing-queen]

I have terrible news for Christians. Not everything is about you.

[lasaraconor]

Jan van Bijlert - Le Festin des dieux

[pilgrimjim]

"This Is My Body": What is the Olympics' "Last Supper" Controversy Really About?

The Opening Ceremonies controversy was not about Leonardo vs. Jan van Bijlert, Mount Olympus vs. the Upper Room, pagan vs. Christian, Jesus vs. Apollo. It was about who gets to sit at Love’s table.

Paolo Veronese, Christ in the House of Levi (1573). “The image can be worn down to the point that it is almost invisible, it can be plunged into darkness and disfigured, it can be clear and beautiful, but it does not cease to be.” — Saint Augustine Four hundred and fifty years ago, Paolo Veronese painted his controversial version of the Last Supper for a Venetian monastery. It was hung in the…

[themysticgeek]

I finally had a chance to write down my thoughts on this in long-form. You can read the full thing on Medium.com at https://medium.com/@the-mystic-geek/the-olympics-opening-ceremony-a-pagans-perspective-2b3d101aecd7

[panicinthestudio]

A substantial number of people jumped on a self-important interpretation where they are victims of an intention that did not exist. Instead of processing new information such as an art historical reference they were ignorant of, all they can see is reductive tropes when they look at people or creativity outside of their limited comfort level.

A further shame that it's a case of the willfully blind leading the even more hapless; the outrage is manufactured, self-perpetuating, and foisted on those too deep in their own prejudices to see and think critically.

From @mattxiv on Instagram.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Started a new book series, and has been a journey...an Odyssey, if you will.

[iicaru2]

something about how wyll calls his romanced partner his “shining star,” and how i didnt know that at all, and the first time i romanced wyll HAPPENED to be in my first origin astarion campaign. something about him saying “to think i almost missed the light” to astarion, who at that point in time would still be in the process of manipulating him for protection/realize that hes a fool whose fallen for the literal fairytale prince a younger him once fantasized about marrying. something about astarion taking every opportunity he can to remark on how handsome and sweet wyll is, despite apparently despising heroes— and wyll doing the exact same thing, despite being a literal monster hunter. something about wyll having special unique lines for origin romances in his act 3 romance scene. how even if you dont romance him, if youre playing astarion and approach him at the epilogue party he is absolutely Delighted to see you and remarks on how much he missed you (and your hair, lmao). just something about two characters who have had their autonomy stripped away from them for years finding love and safety in each other. i dont think i can ever be normal about these two.

[katabay]

some mk1 kenshi and johnny cage sketches because I feel so so so normal about them

[diioonysus]

feasts of the gods

giovanni bellini (1514) | jacob jordaens (1633) | frans floris (1550) | hendrik de clerck (1606-1609) | cornelis cornelisz van haarlem (1593) | jan van bijlert (1635-1640)

[feelo-fick]

[[ ROUGH TRANSCRIBED TRANSLATION OF RECORDED TRANSACTION BETWEEN TWO ENTITIES ]]

"You know, you're a lot smaller than I remember!Did you change something?"

"I believe you're the one changing here."

+ other doodles :D ahem, [[ TRANSLATIONS AND ORIGINAL DIALOGUE INCLUDED ]]

[pampanope]

A Day In Shadow Company: Thanksgiving

Graves feeds all his Shadows who don’t go home for the holidays~

OCs belong to @vithoma @callsign-cross @callsign-zero and @tekioshark

(thanks to all yall who left stuff in my inbox, i didnt forget, Im just slow lmao

But I promise to get to em all! Thank you all and I love you!)

[hewantshisbrideback]

ARYA STARK AND THE GODS ❦ BOURNE FOR THE GOD OF DEATH

Thirty different gods stood along the walls, surrounded by their little lights. The Weeping Woman was the favorite of old women, Arya saw; rich men preferred the Lion of Night, poor men the Hooded Wayfarer. Soldiers lit candles to Bakkalon, the Pale Child, sailors to the Moon-Pale Maiden and the Merling King. The Stranger had his shrine as well, though hardly anyone ever came to him. Most of the time only a single candle stood flickering at his feet. The kindly man said it did not matter. "He has many faces, and many ears to hear."

The Many-Faced God, also known as Him of Many Faces, is a deity worshipped by the Faceless Men, a guild of assassins established in the Free City of Braavos. The tale of the guild's beginnings centers around a figure of unknown origins, the first Faceless Man, who heard the prayers of the slaves to their various gods of death and came to conclude they all prayed to the same god "with a hundred different faces", the Many-Faced God, and that he was "that god's instrument".

This belief came to be reflected in the Guild's temple, which has a large public sanctuary that contains idols of thirty death gods. The religious order refills its pool of black water with a poison, so that drinking from it leads to a painless death. Visiting worshippers light candles to their god, then drink from the fountain using a stone cup, then go lie in one of the alcoves. Others take advantage of special alcoves, called "dreaming couches", which have special candles that bring visions of the past, for a sweet and gentle death.

Followers of Him of Many Faces consider death to be part of the natural order of things and a merciful end to suffering. The guild will agree to kill anyone in the known world, for a price, considering this contract to be a sacrament of their god. The price is always high or dear, but within means of the person if they are willing to make the sacrifice. The cost of their services also depends on the prominence and security of the target.

The High Valyrian words associated with the cult and its assassins are valar morghulis, or "all men must die", and its traditional response, valar dohaeris, or "all men must serve". This philosophy runs deep. Members are made to forsake their identities for the service of the Many-Faced God, and may only assassinate targets they have been hired to kill. They are not allowed to choose who is worthy of the "gift" by themselves.

[queerprayers]

i want to say first of all that i fully respect a community's/denomination's/culture's right to have closed practices. i am not entitled to other people's traditions, and when i am a guest in a space i understand that everything is not automatically for me. and i know i do not have to understand to respect.

and also! when i go to a catholic church and can't receive communion i want to fall on the floor weeping. what do you mean i can't have him he's right there. sorry my baptism was the wrong kind of baptism. i'm hungry and you want me to become someone else before being fed.

[effei-s]

so.... remember when Togashi dropped this?

and if that wasn't enough, now we have THIS:

my honest reaction to this information:

[luck-of-the-drawings]

my TWO FAVORITE THINGS IN THE WORLD, VAMPIRES N COWBOYS... deacon keller is SUCH a fun character, hes charming and funny but ALSO formidable and STRONG when he feels he needsta be. i hope him and arthur can get a chance to talk more and be better friends. l ike really good friend s. . like. like really good f. hangon i gotta go i think i hauve rabies.