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  1. 001

    Prayer to Demeter, Persephone, Eileithyia

    CALLIMACHUS · HYMNS · 6 (to Demeter)

    greek · hymn
    Demeter, Persephone, Eileithyia
    invocationpetition
    3rd c. BC
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  2. 002

    Prayer to Demeter, Persephone, Plutus

    ANONYMOUS (HOMERIC CORPUS) · HOMERIC HYMNS · 2 (to Demeter), opening and closing

    greek · hymn
    Demeter, Persephone, Plutus
    invocationpetition
    archaic Greek (7th-6th c. BC)
    →
  3. 003

    Prayer to Demeter, Persephone, Dionysus

    ANONYMOUS (ORPHIC CORPUS) · ORPHIC HYMNS · 40 (to Demeter Eleusinia)

    greek · hymn
    Demeter, Persephone, Dionysus
    invocationpetition
    Hellenistic to Roman imperial (3rd c. BC – 2nd c. AD)
    →
  4. 004

    Prayer to Mars, Lares

    FRATRES ARVALES · CARMEN ARVALIUM (CIL VI 2104) · inscription, recorded 218 AD

    roman · ritual
    Mars, Lares
    petitionprotection
    archaic Latin (preserved in inscription of 218 AD)
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  5. 005

    Prayer to Terminus, Iuppiter

    OVID · FASTI · II (Terminalia section)

    roman · hymn
    Terminus, Iuppiter
    praiseinvocation
    early 1st c. AD
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  6. 006

    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)
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  7. 007

    Ancient prayer

    VARRO · DE LINGUA LATINA · 6.21

    Novum vetus vinum bibo, novo veteri morbo medeor.

    roman · ritual
    protection
    1st c. BC (Varro preserving an archaic formula)
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  8. 008

    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
    →
  9. 009

    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
    →
  10. 010

    Prayer to Lares

    TIBULLUS · ELEGIAE · 1.1.19-24

    roman · personal
    Lares
    petitiondedication
    1st c. BC
    →
  11. 011

    Prayer to Pales

    OVID · FASTI · 4.747

    roman · ritual
    Pales
    petitionprotection
    Augustan
    →
  12. 012

    Prayer to Robigo

    OVID · FASTI · 4.911-932

    roman · ritual
    Robigo
    petitionprotection
    Augustan
    →
  13. 013

    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
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  14. 014

    Prayer to Tellus

    ANTONIUS MUSA · PRECATIO TERRAE

    roman · ritual
    Tellus
    invocationpraisepetition
    1st c. BC - 1st c. AD
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  15. 015

    Prayer to Tellus

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

    roman · ritual
    Tellus
    petitiondedication
    Augustan
    →
  16. 016

    Prayer to Terminus

    OVID · FASTI · 2.658-662; 2.673-678

    roman · ritual
    Terminus
    praisepetition
    Augustan
    →
  17. 017

    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
    →
  18. 018

    Prayer to Bacchus

    PROPERTIUS · ELEGIAE · 3.17.1-20

    roman · literary
    Bacchus
    petitiondedicationinvocation
    Augustan
    →
  19. 019

    Prayer to Bacchus, Ceres

    TIBULLUS · ELEGIAE · 2.1.3-4; 17-20

    roman · ritual
    Bacchus, Ceres
    invocationpetitionprotection
    1st c. BC
    →
  20. 020

    Prayer to Ceres

    VIRGIL · ECLOGUES · 1.338-350

    roman · ritual
    Ceres
    invocationdedicationpraise
    Augustan
    →
  21. 021

    Prayer to Ceres, Janus, Jupiter, Juno

    CATO · DE AGRICULTURA · 134

    roman · ritual
    Ceres, Janus, Jupiter, Juno
    petitiondedication
    2nd c. BC
    →
  22. 022

    Prayer to Ceres, Tellus

    OVID · FASTI · 1.671-704

    roman · ritual
    Ceres, Tellus
    petitionprotection
    Augustan
    →
  23. 023

    Prayer to Ceres, Flora, Tellus

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

    roman · ritual
    Ceres, Flora, Tellus
    invocationgratitudededicationpraise
    →
  24. 024

    Prayer to Demeter, Persephone

    ANONYMOUS (HOMERIC CORPUS) · HOMERIC HYMNS · 13 (to Demeter)

    greek · hymn
    Demeter, Persephone
    invocationpetition
    archaic Greek (7th-4th c. BC)
    →
  25. 025

    Prayer to Demeter, Persephone, Iacchus, Dis Pater

    ANONYMOUS (ORPHIC CORPUS) · ORPHIC HYMNS · 41 (to Mother Antaia)

    greek · hymn
    Demeter, Persephone, Iacchus, Dis Pater
    invocationpetition
    Hellenistic to Roman imperial (3rd c. BC – 2nd c. AD)
    →
  26. 026

    Prayer to Ceres

    OVID · METAMORPHOSES · 5.341 ff

    roman · hymn
    Ceres
    invocationpraise
    early 1st c. AD
    →
  27. 027

    Prayer to Demeter, Persephone, Plutus

    ANONYMOUS · GREEK LYRIC V (CAMPBELL), SCOLIA · Fragment 885

    greek · hymn
    Demeter, Persephone, Plutus
    invocationpetition
    Greek (BC)
    →
  28. 028

    Prayer to Demeter

    LABRYS POLYTHEISTIC COMMUNITY (ADAPTED FROM ORPHIC) · HELLENIC POLYTHEISM: HOUSEHOLD WORSHIP · Ceremony for Luck — Hymn to Demetra

    greek · ritual
    Demeter
    invocationpetition
    →
  29. 029

    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
    →
  30. 030

    Prayer to Faunus

    HORACE · CARMINA · 3.8.1-8

    roman · personal
    Faunus
    petitiondedication
    Augustan
    →
  31. 031

    Prayer to Flora

    OVID · FASTI · 5.377-378

    roman · literary
    Flora
    petitioninvocation
    Augustan
    →
  32. 032

    Prayer to Jupiter

    CATO · DE AGRICULTURA · 132

    Iuppiter Dapalis, macte esto hac dape quam tibi appono.

    roman · ritual
    Jupiter
    dedicationgratitude
    2nd c. BC
    →
  33. 033

    Prayer to Priapus

    TIBULLUS · ELEGIAE · 1.1.17-18

    roman · personal
    Priapus
    petitionprotection
    1st c. BC
    →
  34. 034

    Prayer to Bacchus

    VIRGIL · GEORGICS · 2.2-8

    roman · literary
    Bacchus
    invocationpraise
    Augustan
    →
  35. 035

    Prayer to Ceres

    OVID · AMORES · 3.10.3-14; 43-48

    roman · literary
    Ceres
    praisepetition
    Augustan
    →
  36. 036

    Prayer to Ceres

    TIBULLUS · ELEGIAE · 1.1.15-16

    roman · personal
    Ceres
    petitiondedication
    1st c. BC
    →
  37. 037

    Prayer to Ceres, Bacchus, Fauns

    VIRGIL · GEORGICS · 1.7-12

    roman · literary
    Ceres, Bacchus, Fauns
    invocationpraise
    Augustan
    →
  38. 038

    Prayer to Apollo

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

    roman · literary
    Apollo
    invocationpetitiondedication
    1st c. AD
    →
  39. 039

    Prayer to Bacchus

    ANONYMOUS · FLORES CARMINA · 2

    roman · ritual
    Bacchus
    invocationpetition
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