Beneath the Surface

Finishing this one went more quickly than I anticipated. The usual caveats apply :).


Father Zeus, holder of lightning, master of storms,
ruler of fair Olympos and all who there dwell.
All is within your power, all bow to your will,
great Zeus who hears all oaths, who sees justice done,
who watches over all with benevolent gaze,
whose blessings are great; awesome Zeus, I honor you.
Guardian of our homes, protector of our children,
kind Zeus, I pray to you. Guide me to be just,
to act with honor, to keep my promises,
to welcome guests freely, to do what is right.
Watch over our home and bring to it abundance,
O Zeus; watch over our children, shield them from harm.


Now, the next one, to Hera, I expect to be more difficult, because it usually is. I have a harder time getting a sense of her, it takes longer. That's actually true of some of the other older gods, but I don't think that's the cause because there are younger gods who are equally opaque to me. I suppose it might have something to do with my devotion to Aphrodite as well :), that when it comes to the whole "love and marriage" thing my emphasis is different. (Although I'm married, happily so, monogamous, the whole thing.) Not that there is a real opposition but there is a difference.

But then, that's one of the reasons I write--to get a better sense of the gods. Just sometimes it's easier and sometimes it isn't :).