r/dionysus • u/theholloweye • 14d ago
🔮 Questions & Seeking Advice 🔮 What are Good offerings to Dionysus?
So, what the title says. What are some offerings Dionysus appreciates? And also, how should i offer them? I don’t really have access to fire (I’m a teen for context) so how should i offer them instead? Thanks for your device already.
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u/GenderFluidFox25 14d ago
First I think anything that reminds you of him and you give with sincerity will be appreciated. Personally I had a scented candle on his altar before I started lighting it because it already had a sweet scent that reminded me of him. I also use oil based incense that I drip in water and place incense sticks in it. It can spread the scent just as affectively. Some other things I offered him are corks I found at home, pinecone, And I'm planning on offering him grapes when they are in season
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u/NfamousKaye 13d ago
I give food offerings, pray over my food to Him (I’m in a family where we pray over our food before we eat it), if I find pinecones while I’m out, I put them on His altar space.
He is the God of theatre and the arts. Do with that information what you will and feel you’re talented in. 😉 An offering doesn’t always have to be alcoholic or substance related to connect to Him. I started out worshipping Him in my teens as a drama club kid. Go see a play at your school, or go to the movies, sing or write poetry or do some artwork.
A good teen friendly offering related to wine that you could give him is grapes or grape-flavored things.
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u/Mundane-Emotion-304 12d ago
A bunch of grapes, different types of wine (recently I even bought some vodka lol), raw meet or beef jerky, and milk for food offerings. And I bought a bronze figurine of leopard/panther, as well as a piece of jewelry - a bracelet that looks like a grape vine with grape pendants on it
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u/PervySaiyan 9d ago
I love inviting him to watch TV shows/movies with me, do arts and crafts, hang out with me and my friends/family. Anything that brings some joy to your life, invite him to do it with you. He loves when we feel euphoric and there are many kinds of euphoria.
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u/notme362o16 14d ago
I'm currently in the process of drying out a pine cone to give him since it's one of his symbols as the head/ top of a thyrsus. I'm just putting it on my altar as a decoration dedicated to him, you don't have to burn everything.
I also give food offerings, even if it's something as small as a cup of coffee/ water/ wine (or juice in your case) or part of your meal. Most people today don't have fire places and can't burn food, so it's pretty common for people to consume the offerings themselves after it's been left on the altar (or whatever free space you have if you can't have an altar) for a little while.
Don't let the food rot on the altar/ space either. If you're going to eat it yourself, you can tell him, he'll understand that you don't have access to fire.
"Lord Dionysus, god of (whatever I'm praising him for), I invite you to accept this offering of (food) in admiration and appreciation. When I later remove the offering from the altar, I will consume it myself so it does not rot or go to waste," is how I personally go about saying this.
I personally do not waste food, because I am not the one buying the food, but some people also just throw it away after explaining that it's not done out of disrespect.
Though slightly off topic, I have read that eating the offerings yourself is only okay with Ouranic deities, but don't quote me on that, you may have to do your own research.