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Goddess of the Rim – Melusine (mel-you-SEEN-ah) - The Task-Giver. She is straightforward and speaks often of the things we must do.

I knew very little about Melusine going into this post. So, as usual, I Googled.

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Southwest Goddess – Morga (more-gah) – She is the leader of the Maenads who hunt their own God and tear Him to pieces to drink His blood. She is sharp and fierce and revels in all that is ecstatic in nature.

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This week's entry is about the God in the Southwest.

"Dionysus (dee-oh-nee-sus) – He is the God of passion, ecstasy, and drunken revels, of connections and sexuality and all forms of pleasure. He is sensual with all – male and female."

He is also the willing sacrifice of and King to the Maenads, and associated with Steam (the mixing of Fire and Water).

He's one of the Gods I haven't had much experience with, nor is He one of "my" Gods. I know plenty about the Greek stories, but again, I haven't had direct experience with His Sorgae manifestation. However, as someone who identifies as bisexual, having a pantheon which includes a God with a similar orientation is comforting and affirming.

As an aside, my High Priestess has been creating digital art of the Sorgae Gods, with help and input from the Coven as a whole. So under the cut is her rendering of the way Dionysus appears to us.

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I've also gone back and added art to the posts I've already done about Gods. For simplicity's sake, here are direct links:

Arduina
Ariadne
Atamenoch
The Black Man

Click on any of them to see them full size. I will be including the rest of the pieces as subsequent Deity entries are posted.
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My Coven is gradually building a website about Sorgae 'Craft, which can be found at Aranakh.org. As it is a revealed system, we are far from knowing everything about this 'Craft and its Gods, and so what I write here will be my own personal impressions and experiences.