Prayer to Artemis
Artemis
To you I kneel O' deer-huntress, blonde daughter of Zeus, lady of the animals, Artemis, now surely alongside the currents of the Litheos, you look after the brave men of the city, and you rejoice because you do not herd unknowing citizens.
Fons · Source
AuthorAnakreon Tyios
WorkPrayer to Artemis
Section2nd c. BCE
Period2nd c. BC
Classificatio · Taxonomy
Culturegreek
Formpersonal
DeitiesArtemis
Functionspetition · invocation
Spherecivic · personal