Hades

Great Hades, master of the dark afterworld,

honored host of our beloved dead, husband

of fair-haired Persephone, holder of the riches

of the deep earth, eldest son of full-hearted Rhea

and Cronus of the shining sickle, I praise you.

Hades, kind one, unyielding one, gracious granter

of respite to the suffering, of welcome

to those who have passed from our world, I thank you

for your gift of shelter and hospitality.