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  1. 001

    Prayer to Priapus, Nymphae, Iuppiter, Venus, Cupido, Gratiae, Liber

    JULIUS AGATHEMERUS (DEDICATOR) · HYMN TO PRIAPUS, CIL XIV 3565 · Tivoli inscription

    Salve, sancte pater Priape rerum, salve. Mihi floridam iuventam da mihi ut pueris ut puellis fascino placeam bonis procaci lusibusque frequentibus iocisque dissipem curas animo nocentes nec gravem timeam nimis senectam, angar haud miserae pavore mortis qua ad domus trahet invidas Averni, fabulas Manes ubi rex coercet, unde fata negant redire quemquam. Salve, sancte pater Priape, salve. Convenite simul quot estis omnes, quae sacrum colitis nemus puellae, quae sacras colitis aquas puellae, convenite quot estis atque bello voce dicite blandula Priapo: salve, sancte pater Priape rerum. Inguini oscula figite inde mille, fascinum bene olentibus coronis cingite illi iterumque dicite omnes: salve, sancte pater Priape rerum. Nam malos arcens homines cruentos ire per silvas dat ille vobis perque opaca silentia incruenta, ille fontibus arcet et scelestos, inprobo pede qui sacros liquores transeunt faciuntque turbulentos qui lavantque manus nec ante multa invocant prece vos, deae puellae. O Priape fave alme, dicite omnes, salve, sancte pater Priape salve. O Priape potens amice, salve, seu cupis genitor vocari et auctor orbis aut Physis ipsa Panque, salve. Namque concipitur tuo vigore quod solum replet aethera atque pontum. Ergo salve, Priape, salve, sancte. Saeva Iuppiter ipse te volente ultro fulmina ponit atque sedes lucidas cupidus suas relinquit. Te Venus bona, fervidus Cupido, Gratia et geminae colunt sorores atque laetitiae dator Lyaeus. Namque te sine nec Venus probatur, Gratiae illepidae, Cupido, Bacchus. O Priape potens amice, salve. Te vocant prece virgines pudicae, zonulam ut solvas diu ligatam, teque nupta vocat sit ut marito nervus saepe rigens potensque semper. Salve, sancte pater Priape, salve.

    roman · hymn
    Priapus, Nymphae, Iuppiter, Venus, Cupido, Gratiae, Liber
    invocationpetitiondedication
    early 1st c. AD (ca. 1-50 AD)
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  2. 002

    Prayer to Ianus, Iuppiter, Mars, Quirinus, Bellona, Lares, Di Novensiles, Di Indigetes, Di Manes, Tellus

    LIVY · AB URBE CONDITA · 8.9.6-8

    roman · ritual
    Ianus, Iuppiter, Mars, Quirinus, Bellona, Lares, Di Novensiles, Di Indigetes, Di Manes, Tellus
    dedicationoath
    late 1st c. BC (recording events of 340 BC)
    →
  3. 003

    Prayer to Dis Pater, Veiovis, Di Manes, Tellus, Iuppiter

    MACROBIUS · SATURNALIA · 3.9.10-11

    roman · ritual
    Dis Pater, Veiovis, Di Manes, Tellus, Iuppiter
    dedicationoath
    late 4th / early 5th c. AD (preserving archaic Roman formula)
    →
  4. 004

    Ancient prayer

    MACROBIUS · SATURNALIA · 3.9.7-8

    roman · ritual
    petitiondedication
    late 4th / early 5th c. AD (preserving archaic Roman formula)
    →
  5. 005

    Prayer to Mars

    OVID · FASTI · 3.73-76

    roman · personal
    Mars
    dedication
    early 1st c. AD
    →
  6. 006

    Prayer to Priapus

    PETRONIUS · SATYRICON · 133

    roman · personal
    Priapus
    petitiondedicationatonement
    mid 1st c. AD
    →
  7. 007

    Prayer to Aesculapius

    MARTIAL · EPIGRAMMATA · 9.17

    roman · personal
    Aesculapius
    dedicationpetition
    late 1st c. AD
    →
  8. 008

    Ancient prayer

    PLINY THE ELDER · NATURALIS HISTORIA · 24.116

    Hoc rapum mihi vico sereo.

    roman · ritual
    petitiondedication
    1st c. AD (Pliny preserving a rural ritual formula)
    →
  9. 009

    Ancient prayer

    LABRYS POLYTHEISTIC COMMUNITY · HELLENIC POLYTHEISM: HOUSEHOLD WORSHIP · Triakas — Prayer to the Ancestors

    greek · ritual
    gratitudeinvocationdedication
    →
  10. 010

    Prayer to Agathodaimon

    LABRYS POLYTHEISTIC COMMUNITY · HELLENIC POLYTHEISM: HOUSEHOLD WORSHIP · Ceremony for the Sacred Days — Prayer to Agathodaimon

    greek · ritual
    Agathodaimon
    invocationpetitiondedication
    →
  11. 011

    Prayer to Mars

    CATO · DE AGRICULTURA · 141

    Mars pater te precor quaesoque uti sies volens propitius mihi domo familiaeque nostrae; quoius rei ergo agrum terram fundumque meum suovitaurilia circum agi iussi: uti tu morbos visos invisosque viduertatem vastitudinemque, calamitates intemperiasque prohibessis defendas averruncesque; uti tu fruges frumenta vineta virgultaque grandire dueneque evenire siris, pastores pecuaque salva servassis; duisque duonam salutem valetudinemque mihi domo familiaeque nostrae: haruncе rerum ergo fundi terrae agrique mei lustrandi lustrique faciundi ergo, sic ut dixi, macte hisce suovitaurilibus lactentibus immolandis esto.

    roman · ritual
    Mars
    petitionprotectiondedication
    2nd c. BC
    →
  12. 012

    Ancient prayer

    CATO · DE AGRICULTURA · 139

    Si deus, si dea es, quoiium illud sacrum est, uti tibi ius est porco piaculo facere illiusce sacri coercendi ergo harumque rerum ergo, sive ego sive quis iussu meo fecerit, uti id recte factum siet, eius rei ergo hoc porco piaculo immolando bonas preces precor, uti sies volens propitius mihi domo familiaeque meae liberisque meis: harumce rerum ergo macte hoc porco piaculo immolando esto.

    roman · ritual
    petitiondedication
    2nd c. BC
    →
  13. 013

    Prayer to Jupiter

    ANONYMOUS · CORPUS INSCRIPTIONES LATINAE / ACTA SACRORUM SAECULARIUM · VI.32323, lines 105-107

    roman · ritual
    Jupiter
    petitiondedication
    Augustan
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  14. 014

    Prayer to Jupiter

    LIVY · AB URBE CONDITA · 1.12.4-7

    roman · public
    Jupiter
    petitionoathdedication
    Regal period (recorded by Livy)
    →
  15. 015

    Prayer to Lares

    TIBULLUS · ELEGIAE · 1.1.19-24

    roman · personal
    Lares
    petitiondedication
    1st c. BC
    →
  16. 016

    Prayer to Silvanus

    TITUS POMPONIUS VICTOR · CORPUS INSCRIPTIONES LATINAE / VERSE INSCRIPTION · XII.103

    Silvane sacra semicluse fraxino et huius alti summe custos hortuli, tibi hasce grates dedicamus musicas.

    roman · personal
    Silvanus
    dedicationpetitiongratitude
    Imperial
    →
  17. 017

    Prayer to Tellus

    ANONYMOUS · CORPUS INSCRIPTIONES LATINAE / ACTA SACRORUM SAECULARIUM · VI.32323, lines 136-137

    roman · ritual
    Tellus
    petitiondedication
    Augustan
    →
  18. 018

    Prayer to Janus

    CATO · DE AGRICULTURA · 134

    Pater Iane, te hoc ferto obmovendo bonas preces precor uti sis volens propitius mihi liberisque meis domo familiaeque meae.

    roman · ritual
    Janus
    petitiondedication
    2nd c. BC
    →
  19. 019

    Prayer to Janus, Jupiter, Mars, Quirinus, Bellona, Lares

    LIVY · AB URBE CONDITA · 8.9.6

    roman · public
    Janus, Jupiter, Mars, Quirinus, Bellona, Lares
    petitionoathdedication
    4th c. BC (recorded by Livy)
    →
  20. 020

    Prayer to Juno

    ANONYMOUS · CORPUS INSCRIPTIONES LATINAE / ACTA SACRORUM SAECULARIUM · VI.32323, lines 121-122

    roman · ritual
    Juno
    petitiondedication
    Augustan
    →
  21. 021

    Prayer to Juno

    SILIUS ITALICUS · PUNICA · 7.78-85

    roman · public
    Juno
    petitiondedication
    1st c. AD
    →
  22. 022

    Prayer to Bacchus

    PROPERTIUS · ELEGIAE · 3.17.1-20

    roman · literary
    Bacchus
    petitiondedicationinvocation
    Augustan
    →
  23. 023

    Prayer to Ceres

    VIRGIL · ECLOGUES · 1.338-350

    roman · ritual
    Ceres
    invocationdedicationpraise
    Augustan
    →
  24. 024

    Prayer to Ceres, Janus, Jupiter, Juno

    CATO · DE AGRICULTURA · 134

    roman · ritual
    Ceres, Janus, Jupiter, Juno
    petitiondedication
    2nd c. BC
    →
  25. 025

    Prayer to Ceres, Flora, Tellus

    M. HORATIUS PISCINUS · HARVEST PRAYER TO CERES (MODERN RECONSTRUCTION)

    roman · ritual
    Ceres, Flora, Tellus
    invocationgratitudededicationpraise
    →
  26. 026

    Prayer to Diana

    HORACE · CARMINA · 3.22.1-8

    roman · personal
    Diana
    invocationdedicationpetition
    Augustan
    →
  27. 027

    Prayer to Diana, Ilithyia

    OVID · AMORES · 2.14.19-24

    roman · personal
    Diana, Ilithyia
    petitiondedication
    Augustan
    →
  28. 028

    Prayer to Diana

    VIRGIL · AENEID · 11.557-560

    roman · literary
    Diana
    dedicationoath
    Augustan
    →
  29. 029

    Prayer to Apollo

    ANONYMOUS · CORPUS INSCRIPTIONES LATINAE / ACTA SACRORUM SAECULARES · I.41-46; 92-99

    roman · ritual
    Apollo
    petitionprotectiondedication
    Augustan
    →
  30. 030

    Prayer to Apollo, Juno

    LIVY · AB URBE CONDITA · 5.21.2-3

    roman · public
    Apollo, Juno
    petitiondedicationoath
    4th c. BC (recorded by Livy, 1st c. BC)
    →
  31. 031

    Prayer to Apollo, Hecate

    VIRGIL · AENEID · 6.55-77

    roman · literary
    Apollo, Hecate
    petitiondedicationinvocation
    Augustan
    →
  32. 032

    Prayer to Mars

    CLAUDIAN · IN RUFINUM · 1.334-348

    roman · personal
    Mars
    petitiondedication
    late 4th / early 5th c. AD
    →
  33. 033

    Prayer to Bellona

    LIVY · AB URBE CONDITA · 10.19.17-18

    roman · ritual
    Bellona
    oathdedication
    late 1st c. BC (recording events of 296 BC)
    →
  34. 034

    Prayer to Priapus

    ANONYMOUS · CARMINA PRIAPEA · 37

    Fer opem, Priape, parti quoius tu, pater, ipse pars videris; qua salva sine sectione facta ponetur tibi picta, quam levaris, compar consimilisque concolorque.

    roman · personal
    Priapus
    petitiondedication
    1st c. AD
    →
  35. 035

    Prayer to Mars

    SILIUS ITALICUS · PUNICA · 10.553-554

    roman · public
    Mars
    thanksgivingdedication
    late 1st c. AD
    →
  36. 036

    Ancient prayer

    LABRYS POLYTHEISTIC COMMUNITY · HELLENIC POLYTHEISM: HOUSEHOLD WORSHIP · Namegiving Ceremony — Prayer

    greek · ritual
    petitiondedication
    →
  37. 037

    Prayer to Persephone

    LABRYS POLYTHEISTIC COMMUNITY · HELLENIC POLYTHEISM: HOUSEHOLD WORSHIP · Burial Ceremony — Farewell to the Deceased

    greek · ritual
    Persephone
    dedication
    →
  38. 038

    Prayer to Mars

    CATO · DE AGRICULTURA · 141

    Mars pater, quod tibi illoc porco neque satisfactum est, te hoc porco piaculo.

    roman · ritual
    Mars
    petitiondedication
    2nd c. BC
    →
  39. 039

    Prayer to Faunus

    HORACE · CARMINA · 3.8.1-8

    roman · personal
    Faunus
    petitiondedication
    Augustan
    →
  40. 040

    Prayer to Jupiter

    CATO · DE AGRICULTURA · 132

    Iuppiter Dapalis, macte esto hac dape quam tibi appono.

    roman · ritual
    Jupiter
    dedicationgratitude
    2nd c. BC
    →
  41. 041

    Prayer to Penates

    PLAUTUS · MERCATOR · 834-835

    roman · personal
    Penates
    petitiondedication
    2nd c. BC
    →
  42. 042

    Prayer to Minerva

    STATIUS · THEBAID · 2.715-742

    roman · literary
    Minerva
    petitiondedicationoath
    1st c. AD
    →
  43. 043

    Prayer to Neptunus

    STATIUS · SILVAE · 3.2.1-49

    roman · literary
    Neptunus
    petitiondedication
    1st c. AD
    →
  44. 044

    Prayer to Priapus

    PETRONIUS ARBITER · SATYRICON · 133

    roman · literary
    Priapus
    invocationpetitiondedication
    1st c. AD
    →
  45. 045

    Prayer to Venus

    VIRGIL · CATALEPTON · 14

    roman · literary
    Venus
    petitiondedication
    Augustan
    →
  46. 046

    Prayer to Carmenta

    ANONYMOUS · RITUS CARMENTIS · popana offering

    In tua, Mater carissime, in tua sumus custodia. Carmentis, te hoc popanae obmovendo bonas preces precor uti sis volens propitius nobis liberisque nostri domis familisque nostri mactus hoc ferto.

    roman · ritual
    Carmenta
    dedicationpetition
    Archaic
    →
  47. 047

    Prayer to Hercules

    ANONYMOUS · CORPUS INSCRIPTIONES LATINAE · VI.312

    Te precor Alcide sacris invicte peractis rite tuis laetus dona ferens meritis

    roman · personal
    Hercules
    dedicationgratitude
    →
  48. 048

    Prayer to Hercules

    LUCIUS AUFIDIUS · CORPUS INSCRIPTIONES LATINAE · I.1290

    roman · personal
    Hercules
    dedicationpetition
    →
  49. 049

    Prayer to Hercules

    STATIUS · SILVAE · 3.1.23-28

    roman · literary
    Hercules
    invocationdedication
    1st c. AD
    →
  50. 050

    Prayer to Hercules

    NUMISIA AFRODITE · CORPUS INSCRIPTIONES LATINAE · VI.286

    roman · personal
    Hercules
    dedication
    →
  51. 051

    Prayer to Janus

    OVID · FASTI · 1.172

    roman · literary
    Janus
    dedicationpetition
    Augustan
    →
  52. 052

    Prayer to Jupiter

    TACITUS · ANNALES · 16.35

    roman · personal
    Jupiter
    dedicationpetition
    1st c. AD
    →
  53. 053

    Prayer to Carmenta

    ANONYMOUS · RITUS CARMENTIS · incense offering

    Carmentis, te hoc turem obmoveo bonas preces precor, ut sis volens propitius nobis liberisque nostris domis familisque nostris.

    roman · ritual
    Carmenta
    dedicationpetition
    Archaic
    →
  54. 054

    Prayer to Carmenta

    ANONYMOUS · RITUS CARMENTIS · milk libation

    Carmentis, macte ista libatione pollicenda sint, macte lacti inferio sint.

    roman · ritual
    Carmenta
    dedication
    Archaic
    →
  55. 055

    Prayer to Ceres

    SENECA · HERCULES FURENS · 229

    roman · literary
    Ceres
    dedicationoath
    1st c. AD
    →
  56. 056

    Prayer to Ceres

    TIBULLUS · ELEGIAE · 1.1.15-16

    roman · personal
    Ceres
    petitiondedication
    1st c. BC
    →
  57. 057

    Prayer to Diana

    ANONYMOUS · CORPUS INSCRIPTIONES LATINAE · III suppl. 8298

    roman · personal
    Diana
    dedicationpetition
    →
  58. 058

    Prayer to Diana

    ANONYMOUS · CORPUS INSCRIPTIONES LATINAE · X.3796

    roman · personal
    Diana
    praisededication
    →
  59. 059

    Prayer to Diana

    STATIUS · THEBAID · 4.746-764

    roman · literary
    Diana
    petitiondedicationoath
    1st c. AD
    →
  60. 060

    Prayer to Diana

    STATIUS · THEBAID · 6.633-637

    roman · literary
    Diana
    petitiondedication
    1st c. AD
    →
  61. 061

    Prayer to Diana, Juno

    TIBULLUS · ELEGIAE · 4.6.1ff

    roman · personal
    Diana, Juno
    petitioninvocationdedication
    1st c. BC
    →
  62. 062

    Prayer to Apollo

    ANONYMOUS · ANTHOLOGIA LATINA · 2.1841

    roman · personal
    Apollo
    gratitudededication
    →
  63. 063

    Prayer to Apollo

    MARTIAL · EPIGRAMMATA · 4.45.1-2

    roman · personal
    Apollo
    dedication
    1st c. AD
    →
  64. 064

    Prayer to Apollo

    PETRONIUS ARBITER · CARMINA · 94 PLM

    roman · literary
    Apollo
    petitiondedication
    1st c. AD
    →
  65. 065

    Prayer to Apollo

    STATIUS · THEBAID · 1.643-645; 694-696; 716-718

    roman · literary
    Apollo
    invocationpetitiondedication
    1st c. AD
    →
  66. 066

    Prayer to Apollo

    STATIUS · THEBAID · 7.786-788

    roman · literary
    Apollo
    petitiondedication
    1st c. AD
    →
  67. 067

    Prayer to Apollo

    STATIUS · THEBAID · 10.337-345

    roman · literary
    Apollo
    dedicationpetitionoath
    1st c. AD
    →
  68. 068

    Prayer to Apollo

    VIRGIL · AENEID · 11.785-793

    roman · literary
    Apollo
    petitionoathdedication
    Augustan
    →