“Hygeia, most revered of the blessed ones among mortals, may I dwell with you for what is left of my life, and may you graciously keep company with me : for any joy in wealth or in children or in a king’s godlike rule over men or in the desires which we hunt with the hidden nets of Aphrodite, any other delight or respite from toils that has been revealed by the gods to men, with you, blessed Hygeia, it flourishes and shines in the converse of the Kharites; and without you no man is happy.”
– Ariphron, Fragment 813 (from Athenaeus, Scholars at Dinner) (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric V)
Source: Prayers to the Gods of Hellas
Blog posts about prayers to Healers:
Mostly reblogging of other blogs that have resonated for me although Prayers for Chronic / Acute Illness is kind of a roundup post.
Bookversary – By Scalpel and Blood, Herb and Healing Hands: A Novena to the Goddess Eir
Bookversary: Of Bow, Lyre, and Prophetic Fire: Nine Days of Prayer to the God Apollo
Healing Prayer, May 11th, 2023
Prayer to Mengloth by Nornoriel