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Helios, bright-crowned son of Hyperion,granter of vision, guardian of oaths, you traversethe broad sky in your radiant chariot.To you, O Helios, I off..
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Selene, white-armed mistress of the shining moon,the silver crescent crowns your ebon hair; cloakedin darkness you cross the cold night sky, O goddess..
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To grey-eyed Athena and strong-armed HephaistosI pray! Gods of skill, gods of craft, great friends you areto artisans, to those who work with mind and..
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I call to you, bright Apollo, son of Zeusand gentle-natured Leto, god whose many giftshave enriched our lives, skillful maker of music,crafter of word..
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Wise and cunning Hermes, son of lightning-wieldingZeus and Maia of the coal-black eyes. clever onewho knew from birth the power of a well-wrought word..
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Clear-eyed Athena, unrivaled in wisdom,daughter of Zeus and Metis whose craft and witexcelled among the mighty Titans: Athena,I pray to you. Wise in a..
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Ares, fierce-hearted son of Zeus and noble Hera,full-famed you are as god of war. To you do soldierspray when battle is most heated, when mettleis mos..
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Dionysos, god who sees to the centerof being, god who stands on the edges,whose arrival is sudden and swift, I call to you.Dionysos, granter of revela..
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Golden Aphrodite, fair and fearsome goddess,mighty one whose will it is that the heart leads uswhere the mind knows not to go; Aphrodite,whose hand it..
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Blessed Harmonia, child of lovely Aphroditeand strong-hearted Ares, white-armed goddess whose giftit is to soothe the soul, whose work it is to easeth..
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