Big thank-you to my friends Russ and Kyle and the team at the Brothers of the Serpentpodcast for inviting me back for another conversation about stars and myths, and welcome to any new visitors coming to the site for the first time as a result of that recent episode (as well as returning friends)!
As the Snake Bros themselves are in fact master winemakers, and as it is harvest season for the grapes in their part of Texas, we had the happy inspiration to explore aspects of the multi-shaped and many-named god of wine, Dionysos, during this visit.
Above is the video recording of our conversation, which is recommended because I included numerous visual images and star-charts for illustration of some of the arguments (you can also follow this link to see the video version of the episode).
Some of the material in this conversation echoes points discussed in this 2016 blog post entitled "Dionysos: mighty and many-shaped god," while some of it is completely new. We also discuss some of the activities that Russ and Kyle and their wider team are performing right now as they supervise the current vintage.
This conversation was recorded on 18 August, 2021.
You can find my previous visit to the Brothers of the Serpent podcast in the "Podcasts" section of my main website (along with many other archived podcasts from around the podcast world).
It's always a pleasure to talk with the Snake Brothers and I think you will agree they have a dynamic that is all their own.
I hope that you will enjoy this conversation: if so, please feel free to share it with others, as well as to give Russ and Kyle some positive feedback for their hard work and their unique insights and observations!