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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
    →
  2. 002

    Prayer to Hephaestus, Athena

    ANONYMOUS (HOMERIC CORPUS) · HOMERIC HYMNS · 20 (to Hephaestus)

    greek · hymn
    Hephaestus, Athena
    invocationpetition
    archaic Greek (7th-4th c. BC)
    →
  3. 003

    Prayer to Hestia, Hermes, Zeus, Maia, Cronus

    ANONYMOUS (HOMERIC CORPUS) · HOMERIC HYMNS · 29 (to Hestia and Hermes)

    greek · hymn
    Hestia, Hermes, Zeus, Maia, Cronus
    invocationpetition
    archaic Greek (7th-4th c. BC)
    →
  4. 004

    Prayer to Charites, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thalia

    PINDAR · OLYMPIAN ODES · 14.1 ff

    greek · hymn
    Charites, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thalia
    invocationpraise
    5th c. BC
    →
  5. 005

    Prayer to Artemis

    CALLIMACHUS · HYMNS · 3 (to Artemis)

    greek · hymn
    Artemis
    invocationpraisepetition
    3rd c. BC
    →
  6. 006

    Prayer to Asclepius, Apollo, Hygieia, Iaso, Aigle, Panakea, Epione, Machaon, Podaleirios

    ANONYMOUS (INSCRIPTION FROM ERYTHRAI) · GREEK LYRIC (CAMPBELL, VOL. V) · Fragment 939

    greek · hymn
    Asclepius, Apollo, Hygieia, Iaso, Aigle, Panakea, Epione, Machaon, Podaleirios
    invocationpetitionpraise
    Greek (BC, exact date uncertain)
    →
  7. 007

    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)
    →
  8. 008

    Prayer to Athena

    ANONYMOUS (HOMERIC CORPUS) · HOMERIC HYMNS · 29 (to Athena)

    greek · hymn
    Athena
    invocationpraise
    archaic Greek (7th-6th c. BC)
    →
  9. 009

    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)
    →
  10. 010

    Ancient prayer

    LIVY · AB URBE CONDITA · 29.27.1 ff.

    roman · public
    petitioninvocation
    late 1st c. BC (describing events of 204 BC)
    →
  11. 011

    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)
    →
  12. 012

    Ancient prayer

    MACROBIUS · SATURNALIA · 3.9.7-8

    roman · ritual
    petitiondedication
    late 4th / early 5th c. AD (preserving archaic Roman formula)
    →
  13. 013

    Prayer to Aesculapius

    OVID · METAMORPHOSES · 15.678

    roman · public
    Aesculapius
    petitioninvocation
    early 1st c. AD
    →
  14. 014

    Prayer to Mars

    OVID · FASTI · 3.73-76

    roman · personal
    Mars
    dedication
    early 1st c. AD
    →
  15. 015

    Prayer to Iuppiter, Mars, Vesta

    OVID · FASTI · 4.827

    roman · public
    Iuppiter, Mars, Vesta
    petitioninvocation
    early 1st c. AD
    →
  16. 016

    Prayer to Mars

    OVID · FASTI · 5.573-577

    roman · public
    Mars
    petitionoath
    early 1st c. AD
    →
  17. 017

    Prayer to Terminus, Iuppiter

    OVID · FASTI · II (Terminalia section)

    roman · hymn
    Terminus, Iuppiter
    praiseinvocation
    early 1st c. AD
    →
  18. 018

    Prayer to Sol, Terra, Iuppiter, Iuno, Mars, Ianus, Apollo, Diana, Dis Pater, Di Manes

    VIRGIL · AENEID · 12.176-82; 197-211

    roman · public
    Sol, Terra, Iuppiter, Iuno, Mars, Ianus, Apollo, Diana, Dis Pater, Di Manes
    oathinvocation
    late 1st c. BC
    →
  19. 019

    Prayer to Vesta

    DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS · ROMAN ANTIQUITIES · II.68.3-5

    roman · personal
    Vesta
    petitionoath
    1st c. BC (describing an earlier Republican event of uncertain date)
    →
  20. 020

    Prayer to Zeus, Gaia, Helios, Poseidon, Persephone, Demeter, Artemis, Apollon, Dionysos, Ares, Hephaistos, Aphrodite, Hades, Hermes, Hera, Athena, Asklepios

    PLETHON / MOUSAIOS ADAPTATION · HELLENIC POLYTHEISM: HOUSEHOLD WORSHIP · Noumenia Ceremony — Prayer of Mousaios

    greek · ritual
    Zeus, Gaia, Helios, Poseidon, Persephone, Demeter, Artemis, Apollon, Dionysos, Ares, Hephaistos, Aphrodite, Hades, Hermes, Hera, Athena, Asklepios
    invocationpraise
    →
  21. 021

    Prayer to Zeus

    GEORGE GEMISTOS PLETHON · TWENTY-SECOND HYMN

    greek · personal
    Zeus
    gratitudepetition
    14th-15th c. AD
    →
  22. 022

    Prayer to Jupiter

    CICERO · IN CATILINAM · 1.33

    roman · public
    Jupiter
    petitionprotection
    1st c. BC
    →
  23. 023

    Prayer to Jupiter

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

    roman · ritual
    Jupiter
    petitiondedication
    Augustan
    →
  24. 024

    Prayer to Jupiter

    LIVY · AB URBE CONDITA · 1.12.4-7

    roman · public
    Jupiter
    petitionoathdedication
    Regal period (recorded by Livy)
    →
  25. 025

    Prayer to Jupiter

    LIVY · AB URBE CONDITA · 1.24.7-9

    roman · public
    Jupiter
    oath
    Regal period (recorded by Livy)
    →
  26. 026

    Prayer to Tellus

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

    roman · ritual
    Tellus
    petitiondedication
    Augustan
    →
  27. 027

    Prayer to Tellus

    STATIUS · THEBAID · 8.303-338

    roman · literary
    Tellus
    invocationpraisepetition
    1st c. AD
    →
  28. 028

    Prayer to Tellus, Penates

    VIRGIL · AENEID · 7.120

    Salve, o parens, Tellus, et tu ne desere nostros.

    roman · literary
    Tellus, Penates
    invocationgratitude
    Augustan
    →
  29. 029

    Prayer to Terminus

    OVID · FASTI · 2.658-662; 2.673-678

    roman · ritual
    Terminus
    praisepetition
    Augustan
    →
  30. 030

    Prayer to Venus

    LUCRETIUS · DE RERUM NATURA · 1.1-9

    roman · literary
    Venus
    invocationpraise
    1st c. BC
    →
  31. 031

    Prayer to Vesta

    CICERO · DE DOMO SUA AD PONTIFICES · 144-145

    roman · personal
    Vesta
    petitionoath
    1st c. BC
    →
  32. 032

    Prayer to Vesta, Jupiter, Mars

    OVID · FASTI · 4.827-832

    roman · literary
    Vesta, Jupiter, Mars
    invocationpetition
    Augustan
    →
  33. 033

    Prayer to Vesta

    VALERIUS MAXIMUS · FACTA ET DICTA MEMORABILIA · 8.1.5

    roman · personal
    Vesta
    petitionoath
    3rd c. BC (recorded 1st c. AD)
    →
  34. 034

    Prayer to Carmenta

    ANONYMOUS · RITUS CARMENTIS · Hail prayer

    roman · ritual
    Carmenta
    praiseinvocation
    Archaic
    →
  35. 035

    Prayer to Janus, Jupiter

    LIVY · AB URBE CONDITA · 1.32.10

    roman · public
    Janus, Jupiter
    oathpetition
    Regal period (recorded by Livy)
    →
  36. 036

    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)
    →
  37. 037

    Prayer to Janus

    OVID · FASTI · 1.65-70

    roman · literary
    Janus
    invocationpetition
    Augustan
    →
  38. 038

    Prayer to Janus, Consus

    VARRO · LINGUA LATINA / CARMEN SALII · 7.26

    roman · ritual
    Janus, Consus
    invocation
    Archaic
    →
  39. 039

    Prayer to Juno

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

    roman · ritual
    Juno
    petitiondedication
    Augustan
    →
  40. 040

    Prayer to Juno

    ANONYMOUS · CORPUS INSCRIPTIONES LATINAE / ACTA SACRORUM SAECULARIUM · VI.32323, lines 125-131

    roman · public
    Juno
    petition
    Augustan
    →
  41. 041

    Prayer to Juno

    SILIUS ITALICUS · PUNICA · 7.78-85

    roman · public
    Juno
    petitiondedication
    1st c. AD
    →
  42. 042

    Prayer to Bacchus, Ceres

    TIBULLUS · ELEGIAE · 2.1.3-4; 17-20

    roman · ritual
    Bacchus, Ceres
    invocationpetitionprotection
    1st c. BC
    →
  43. 043

    Prayer to Ceres, Libera

    CICERO · IN C. VERREM · IV.72.187-188

    roman · public
    Ceres, Libera
    invocationpraise
    1st c. BC
    →
  44. 044

    Prayer to Diana

    CATULLUS · CARMINA · 34

    roman · ritual
    Diana
    praiseinvocationpetition
    1st c. BC
    →
  45. 045

    Prayer to Diana, Apollo

    HORACE · CARMEN SAECULARE · 1-4; 13-16; 69-72

    roman · ritual
    Diana, Apollo
    petitioninvocationpraise
    Augustan
    →
  46. 046

    Prayer to Diana

    VIRGIL · ECLOGUES · 4.8-10

    roman · literary
    Diana
    petitioninvocation
    Augustan
    →
  47. 047

    Prayer to Apollo

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

    roman · ritual
    Apollo
    petitionprotectiondedication
    Augustan
    →
  48. 048

    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)
    →
  49. 049

    Prayer to Apollo

    VIRGIL · AENEID · 3.85-89

    roman · literary
    Apollo
    petitioninvocation
    Augustan
    →
  50. 050

    Prayer to Apollo, Hecate

    VIRGIL · AENEID · 6.55-77

    roman · literary
    Apollo, Hecate
    petitiondedicationinvocation
    Augustan
    →
  51. 051

    Prayer to Demeter, Persephone

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

    greek · hymn
    Demeter, Persephone
    invocationpetition
    archaic Greek (7th-4th c. BC)
    →
  52. 052

    Prayer to Hera, Zeus, Rhea

    ANONYMOUS (HOMERIC CORPUS) · HOMERIC HYMNS · 12 (to Hera)

    greek · hymn
    Hera, Zeus, Rhea
    invocationpraise
    archaic Greek (7th-4th c. BC)
    →
  53. 053

    Prayer to Hermes, Zeus, Maia

    ANONYMOUS (HOMERIC CORPUS) · HOMERIC HYMNS · 4 (to Hermes), excerpts

    greek · hymn
    Hermes, Zeus, Maia
    invocationpraise
    archaic Greek (7th-4th c. BC)
    →
  54. 054

    Prayer to Hermes, Zeus, Maia

    ANONYMOUS (HOMERIC CORPUS) · HOMERIC HYMNS · 18 (to Hermes)

    greek · hymn
    Hermes, Zeus, Maia
    invocationpraise
    archaic Greek (7th-4th c. BC)
    →
  55. 055

    Prayer to Hephaestus

    ANONYMOUS (ORPHIC CORPUS) · ORPHIC HYMNS · 66 (to Hephaestus)

    greek · hymn
    Hephaestus
    invocationpetition
    Hellenistic to Roman imperial (3rd c. BC – 2nd c. AD)
    →
  56. 056

    Prayer to Hera, Zeus

    ANONYMOUS (ORPHIC CORPUS) · ORPHIC HYMNS · 16 (to Hera)

    greek · hymn
    Hera, Zeus
    invocationpetition
    Hellenistic to Roman imperial (3rd c. BC – 2nd c. AD)
    →
  57. 057

    Prayer to Hermes, Zeus, Maia

    ANONYMOUS (ORPHIC CORPUS) · ORPHIC HYMNS · 28 (to Hermes)

    greek · hymn
    Hermes, Zeus, Maia
    invocationpetition
    Hellenistic to Roman imperial (3rd c. BC – 2nd c. AD)
    →
  58. 058

    Prayer to Demeter, Persephone, Plutus

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

    greek · hymn
    Demeter, Persephone, Plutus
    invocationpetition
    Greek (BC)
    →
  59. 059

    Prayer to Neria, Mars

    AULUS GELLIUS · NOCTES ATTICAE · 13.23.13

    roman · public
    Neria, Mars
    petition
    2nd c. AD (preserving archaic formula)
    →
  60. 060

    Prayer to Vulcanus

    GRATTIUS FALISCUS · CYNEGETICA · 437-442

    roman · ritual
    Vulcanus
    petitionprotection
    late 1st c. BC / early 1st c. AD
    →
  61. 061

    Prayer to Mars

    HORACE · CARMINA · 1.2.35-40

    roman · personal
    Mars
    petitioninvocation
    late 1st c. BC
    →
  62. 062

    Prayer to Vulcanus, Venus, Mars

    MARTIAL · EPIGRAMMATA · 5.7.5

    roman · personal
    Vulcanus, Venus, Mars
    petition
    late 1st c. AD
    →
  63. 063

    Prayer to Iuppiter Capitolinus, Mars Gradivus, Vesta

    VELLEIUS PATERCULUS · HISTORIAE ROMANAE · II.131

    roman · public
    Iuppiter Capitolinus, Mars Gradivus, Vesta
    petitionprotection
    early 1st c. AD
    →
  64. 064

    Prayer to Hera

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

    greek · ritual
    Hera
    invocationpraise
    →
  65. 065

    Prayer to Artemis

    ANAKREON TYIOS · PRAYER TO ARTEMIS · 2nd c. BCE

    greek · personal
    Artemis
    petitioninvocation
    2nd c. BC
    →
  66. 066

    Prayer to Kouretes

    LABRYS POLYTHEISTIC COMMUNITY · HELLENIC POLYTHEISM: HOUSEHOLD WORSHIP · Purification Ceremony

    greek · ritual
    Kouretes
    invocationpetitionprotection
    →
  67. 067

    Prayer to Zeus

    LABRYS POLYTHEISTIC COMMUNITY · HELLENIC POLYTHEISM: HOUSEHOLD WORSHIP · Noumenia — Hymn to Zeus

    greek · ritual
    Zeus
    invocationpetition
    →
  68. 068

    Prayer to Jupiter

    CICERO · DE DOMO SUA AD PONTIFICES · 144

    roman · public
    Jupiter
    invocationpetition
    1st c. BC
    →
  69. 069

    Prayer to Jupiter

    LIVY · AB URBE CONDITA · 22.53.10-12

    roman · public
    Jupiter
    oath
    3rd c. BC (recorded by Livy)
    →
  70. 070

    Prayer to Jupiter

    VIRGIL · AENEID · 5.687-693

    roman · literary
    Jupiter
    petition
    Augustan
    →
  71. 071

    Prayer to Penates, Vesta

    VIRGIL · GEORGICS · 1.498-501

    roman · literary
    Penates, Vesta
    petition
    Augustan
    →
  72. 072

    Prayer to Jupiter, Juno, Minerva

    LIVY · AB URBE CONDITA · 6.16.1

    roman · public
    Jupiter, Juno, Minerva
    petitionoath
    4th c. BC (recorded by Livy)
    →
  73. 073

    Prayer to Neptunus, Apollo, Dii Penates

    ARNOBIUS · ADVERSUS NATIONES · III.43

    roman · public
    Neptunus, Apollo, Dii Penates
    petitionprotection
    3rd-4th c. AD
    →
  74. 074

    Prayer to Venus

    VIRGIL · CATALEPTON · 14

    roman · literary
    Venus
    petitiondedication
    Augustan
    →
  75. 075

    Prayer to Vesta

    OVID · FASTI · 3.426-428

    roman · literary
    Vesta
    petition
    Augustan
    →
  76. 076

    Prayer to Vesta

    OVID · FASTI · 6.249-250

    roman · ritual
    Vesta
    petitionpraise
    Augustan
    →
  77. 077

    Prayer to Carmenta

    ANONYMOUS · RITUS CARMENTIS · matrons' prayer

    roman · public
    Carmenta
    invocationpetition
    Archaic
    →
  78. 078

    Prayer to Hercules

    SILIUS ITALICUS · PUNICA · 1.505-507

    roman · literary
    Hercules
    petitionprotection
    1st c. AD
    →
  79. 079

    Prayer to Hercules

    STATIUS · SILVAE · 3.1.23-28

    roman · literary
    Hercules
    invocationdedication
    1st c. AD
    →
  80. 080

    Prayer to Hercules

    VIRGIL · AENEID · 8.301-302

    roman · literary
    Hercules
    invocationpraise
    Augustan
    →
  81. 081

    Prayer to Janus

    AUSONIUS · EPIGRAMMATA · 3-5

    roman · personal
    Janus
    invocation
    4th c. AD
    →
  82. 082

    Prayer to Janus

    OVID · FASTI · 1.287

    roman · literary
    Janus
    petition
    Augustan
    →
  83. 083

    Prayer to Jupiter

    CATO · ORIGINES · 1 fr. 12

    roman · public
    Jupiter
    oathpetition
    2nd c. BC
    →
  84. 084

    Prayer to Jupiter

    TACITUS · ANNALES · 16.35

    roman · personal
    Jupiter
    dedicationpetition
    1st c. AD
    →
  85. 085

    Prayer to Ceres, Libera

    CAESIUS BASSIUS / PHILICUS · HYMN TO CERES AND LIBERA

    roman · ritual
    Ceres, Libera
    petitionprotection
    →
  86. 086

    Prayer to Ceres, Proserpina

    LIVY · AB URBE CONDITA · 24.38.8

    roman · public
    Ceres, Proserpina
    oathpetition
    3rd c. BC (recorded by Livy)
    →
  87. 087

    Prayer to Apollo, Neptune, Dii Penates

    ARNOBIUS · ADVERSUS NATIONES · III.43

    roman · public
    Apollo, Neptune, Dii Penates
    petitionprotection
    →
  88. 088

    Prayer to Sol, Apollo

    CLAUDIUS CLAUDIANUS · IN OLYBII ET PROBINI FRATRES CONSULES PANEGYRICUS · 1-7

    roman · public
    Sol, Apollo
    invocationpraise
    4th-5th c. AD
    →
  89. 089

    Prayer to Apollo

    CLAUDIUS CLAUDIANUS · IN OLYBII ET PROBINI FRATRES CONSULES PANEGYRICUS · 71-72

    roman · public
    Apollo
    petition
    4th-5th c. AD
    →
  90. 090

    Prayer to Apollo

    MARTIAL · EPIGRAMMATA · 9.42

    roman · literary
    Apollo
    petitionpraise
    1st c. AD
    →
  91. 091

    Prayer to Apollo

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

    roman · literary
    Apollo
    invocationpetitiondedication
    1st c. AD
    →
  92. 092

    Prayer to Apollo

    VALERIUS FLACCUS · ARGONAUTICA · 5.244-249

    roman · literary
    Apollo
    petitionprotection
    1st c. AD
    →
  93. 093

    Prayer to Apollo

    VIRGIL · AENEID · 11.785-793

    roman · literary
    Apollo
    petitionoathdedication
    Augustan
    →