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Prayer to Diana

Diana
Thanks be to You, Lucina, who are named for this sacred grove, or else because it is You, Goddess, who brings life into the light of day. Kind Lucina, I pray that You spare pregnant girls from labor's hardship, and gently birth ripened infants from their wombs.
Fons · Source
AuthorOvid
WorkFasti
Section2.449-452
PeriodAugustan
Classificatio · Taxonomy
Cultureroman
Formpersonal
DeitiesDiana
Functionsgratitude · petition
Spherefamily