Prayer to Neptunus
Neptunus
Neptune, divine Lord of the Trident, on whose high seas we begin to cross, if my preparations are made justly, grant our fleet to sail safely, Father, and do not scorn to aid our labors. The war I now draw across the sea is a just war.
Fons · Source
AuthorSilius Italicus
WorkPunica
Section15.159-162
Period1st c. AD
Classificatio · Taxonomy
Cultureroman
Formliterary
DeitiesNeptunus
Functionspetition
Spherenavigation · military