To Loucothea
- Fumigation from Aromatics -

I summon Loucothea, Daughter of Cadmus,
Nurturer of Bacchus who wears the leaves of ivy.
Hear us, Powerful Goddess in the mighty deeps,
the profound sea Your home,
Reveling in the waves.

Guardian of mankind who delivers ships from the fury of the storm
when all is lost and strength is gone,
When tempests overwhelm the mariner with rushing waters,
Your heart is touched with pity,
And You hear the supplicant's prayer,
Sparing the lives of those who run upon the sea.

Be present Goddess, and bring prosperity to the ships,
defend Your mystics upon the stormy oceans,
And conduct them safely to their destined end.

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