Hestia, heart of the house, first born and last:
for light and warmth, home and hearth, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Awesome Zeus, mightiest of all the gods:
protector and rain-bringer, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Noble Hera, defender of marriage:
for family and fidelity, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Poseidon, lord of the ocean depths:
friend to sailors and seafarers, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Demeter, best of mothers, gracious one:
for fertile fields and fruit-filled trees, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Hades, ruler of the vast underworld:
for a gentle end to a long life, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Athena, grey-eyed daughter of great Zeus:
for wisdom, for skill, for victory--we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Shining Apollo, archer unerring:
for health, for art, for music--we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Artemis, first-born child of fair Leto:
protector of our children, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Hermes, clever son of Zeus and Maia:
for wit and luck and humor, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Glorious Aphrodite, kind one, fair one:
for love, for lust, for passion--we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Ares, who takes joy in combat and strife:
for strength, for will, for vigor--we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Skillful Hephaistos, maker of marvels:
for craft and invention, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Dionysos, beautiful god of the vine:
for rapture and transcendence, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Great Hekate, ever-watchful maiden:
torch-bearing guide and guardian, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Persephone, lovely queen of the dead:
you who will welcome us all, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Goat-footed Pan, roamer in wild places:
for instinct and unreason, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Eros, irresistable force of desire:
for mindless, ruthless passion, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Gaia, ancient one on whose flesh we tread:
for our lives, for existence, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Asklepios, wisest of physicians:
for health and for healing, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Fair Tyche, provider of all good things:
for luck so kindly given, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
Nike, patron of athlete and soldier:
for all our victories, we thank you.
One voice among many, I honor you.
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