Prayer to Diana, Ilithyia
Diana · Ilithyia
Ilithyia, You who are compassionate towards women in labor, who suffer with great pains in their womb, their bodies strained in slow birth of the hidden child, gently attend to her, Ilithyia, and favor my prayers. She is worthy of Your aid, reward her with life, I will myself, dressed in pure white robes offer frankincense upon Your altar, I will myself carry votive gifts to lay at Your feet. And to Your altar's inscription I shall add, 'By Naso, for Corinna saved.' Act in this manner, and receive the legend inscribed and the gifts in Your sanctuary.
Fons · Source
AuthorOvid
WorkAmores
Section2.14.19-24
PeriodAugustan
Occasiondifficult childbirth
Classificatio · Taxonomy
Cultureroman
Formpersonal
DeitiesDiana, Ilithyia
Functionspetition · dedication
Spherefamily · personal