Prayer to Apollo
Apollo
What may a poet ask in his prayers of You, Apollo? What can he say as he pours a libation of new wine to You?
May Apollo grant that I enjoy good health and a sound mind, and, I pray, when I grow old, may He grant me a strife-free life, a clear mind and a lyre beside me with which to sing His praises.
Fons · Source
AuthorHorace
WorkCarmina
Section1.31.1-4; 17-20
PeriodAugustan
Classificatio · Taxonomy
Cultureroman
Formliterary
DeitiesApollo
Functionspetition
Spherepersonal · arts