Invocation to Artemis

Invocation to Artemis Second Invocation Artemis, I sing thy praises.
From thy woodlands great
I call unto thee..
I have answered thee
in the dark of night..
Thy hands have fed me,
And I am full. Third Invocation Thou Huntress of the Night,
Divine Protectress,
Keeper of the Mysteries,
Let thy light flood me with wisdom
And thy presence fill me..
I have answered thee
In the early morn..
Thy song has comforted me
And I am strong. Fourth Invocation Great Goddess of Moon and Magic,
Mistress of the deer and owl,
Be thou my guide and inspiration.
Teach my thy mysteries,
And lead me in thy ways,
For I have seen thee beneath the cool, dark night,
And I have answered thee.

~by Andrea E. Feeser

"Come with bows bent and with emptying of quivers,
Maiden most perfect, lady of light,
With a noise of winds and many rivers,
With a clamour of waters and with might,
Bind on thy sandals, O thou most fleet;
For the faint east quickens, the wan west shivers
Round the feet of the day and the feet of the night."
~ Swinburne
"Atlanta"

"Maiden of the Mere, Timarete here brings,
Before she weds, her cymbals, her dear ball
To Thee, a Maid, her maiden offerings,
Her snood, her maiden dolls, their clothes and all..
Hold, Leto's Child, above Timarete
Thine hand and keep her virginal like thee."
~ "Anthology"
(an offering before marriage)

"Hail to thee, Maiden blest, proudest and holiest:
God's daughter, great in bliss,
Leto-born, Artemis!
Hail to thee, Maiden, far fairest of all that are,
Yea, and most high thine home,
Child of the Father's Hall;
Hear, O most virginal,
Hear, O most fair of all,
In high God's golden dome."
~ Hippolytus