#the yellowjacket subreddit put team as maenads into my mind and i'm OBSESSED

[werewolvestolovers]

During antiquity, the maenads were not merely the priestesses of the god of wine. The women who took part in Bacchic revelries and secretive festivals were considered a danger to the order of the city, and when possessed, exhibited superhuman abilities. As most of their rituals took place in the wilderness, without male supervision, politicians and husbands were powerless to control them[*].

The Maenads - Dan Albergotti // Maenad - Sylvia Plath // La danse des bacchantes - Charles Gleyre // The Death of Orpheus - Emilie Bin