evajasperpoetry:

Here’s a devotional poem for this festival of Thargelia. We think of the twins as the sun sets on this first day:

Far-shooting twins,

we offer you our bread.

Brush away the fingertips of winter,

let summer come again.

As you live now and forever,

the sun and moon without end.

Children of Zeus and Leto,

the spring sprouts we offer you,

tall as Artemis is tall,

coming down from the mountain

with the nymphs, blessed daughters.

The sun rises golden,

the moon sets in silver,

dancing with sparkling hands

in the Styx-dark sky.

We sing to be well,

we sing to harvest.

Protect us and our loved ones

from plague, Apollo,

free us as you did the Achaeans.

Artemis, protect our sisters,

our daughters.

May your silver arrows fly.

Great twins,

great gods,

we give you all in our love.

Hear us,

bless us in our vanity

and bless us in our humility.

may the gods bless you and yours ☀️