Hear me, Hermes, messenger of Zeus, son of Maia;
almighty is your heart, O lord of the deceased and judge of contests;
gentle and clever, O Argeiphontes, you are a guide
whose sandals fly, and a man-loving prophet to mortals.
You are vigorous and you delight in exercise and in deceit;
interpreter of all, you are a profiteer who frees us of cares
and who holds in his hands the blameless tool of peace.
Lord of Korykos, blessed, helpful and skilled in words,
you assist in work, you are a friend of mortals in need,
and you wield the dreaded and respected weapon of speech.
Hear my prayer and grant a good end to a life
of industry, gracious talk, and mindfulness.

Revered Pallas, you alone great Zeus bore by himself, noble and blessed goddess, brave in the din of war. Renowned and cave-haunting, you may and may not be spoken of. Your domain is on wind-swept hilltops and shaded mountains, and dells charm your heart. Arms please you, and you strike men’s souls with frenzy, O maiden vigorous and horrid-tempered. Slayer of Gorgo, blessed mother of the arts, you shun the bed of love and, O impetuous one, you bring madness to the wicked and prudence to the virtuous. Male and female, begetter of war, counselor, she-dragon of many shapes, frenzy-loving, illustrious, destroyer of the Phlegraian Giants, driver of horses, Tritogeneia, you free us of suffering, O victorious goddess. Day and night– ever into the small hours– hear my prayer and give me a full measure of peace, of riches, and of health accompanied by happy seasons, O gray-eyed and inventive queen to whom many pray.

Hail to You, O Apollon, leader of the Muses, Lord of the Seasons, Golden haired Phoibos, whose perfect lyre unites all opposites, Healing Paian, whose darts afflict not those striving for good, All seeing God, Delphic Prophet, Lord of Intellectual Light, You delight in the rocky crags of Parnassos and in the lovely cape of Delos, As Helios’ nourishing rays bring forth fragrant white laurel blossoms and ripen sweet brown dates. Giver of Life, by your Delian altar, unsullied by blood and fire-charred flesh, You inspire in the lover of wisdom a respect for every life. Glorious Youth, by slaying Pytho who bars the way to the Omphalos, You show that selfishness must be transcended along the path to the Source, Center of All. Great Purifier, You alone liberate life from such selfishness and mind from the limitations of thought, Thereby, making most direct that path to the One, beyond Being, absolutely infinite and free.