A friend recently asked why I’d rechristened Ol’ Paint as Dionysus.

Is it just the pleasure thing, or do you feel like you’ve got the sword of Damocles hanging over your head as well?

Buck

So I responded with the explanation I had made on the occasion of her debut ride: “torn to pieces and reborn in the spring”.

I was reminded of the conversation when I stumbled across this beautiful image this evening:

I think without a doubt, the most beautiful ancient roman golden belt buckle ever found, with immortal Dionysos in the middle pic.twitter.com/Q1TwBmY3Ht

— 𐌖𐌉𐌊𐌀𐌃𐌄 (@vikare06) January 7, 2021

Unfortunately, my Dionysus is far from immortal. There’s already a spot of rust on the seat tube that I need to attend to.