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		+	[[Category:Roman religion]]
		+	==Horace Satires 2.6.4-5==

−	~~If you want to have prayers in this page~~, ~~please make the effort of adding your own~~, ~~and not just restoring a previous version of this page~~.	+	It is well. Nothing more ample do I pray, O Maia's son, save that
		+	You will make these my gifts last throughout my life.

−	~~Lucia Livia Plauta~~	+	==Horace Satires 2.6.14-5==
		+
		+	May You, Mercurius, make plump the riches of my house and all else
		+	there, spare my natural talents in any case, and as usual, may You
		+	remain the primary guardian over me.
		+
		+	==Horace Carmina 1.10.1-8; 20-24==
		+
		+	Mercurius, by Atlas born to Maia, God who fashioned our uncivilized
		+	ancestors into cultured men of urbane speech and athletic bearing, to
		+	You I sing, Messenger of the Gods and of mighty Jove, inventor of the
		+	curved lyre, it pleases You to compose secret jokes and play pranks
		+	skillfully. Gladly You restore pious souls to their proper places and
		+	by the golden staff confine the trivial quarrel. Dear are You to the
		+	Gods above and below.
		+
		+	==Horace Carmina 3.11.1-8==
		+
		+	Mercurius, once You taught Amphion how to move dumb stones by the
		+	power of song, and it was You who taught the tortoise shell to
		+	resonate with seven well placed strings, once silent and now beloved
		+	at monthly banquets and in temples, teach me now how to unstop Lyde's
		+	obstinate ears.
		+
		+	==Manilius Astronomicon 1.30ff ==
		+
		+	Mercurius Cyllenius, principle author of all sacred knowledge, at
		+	times within Heaven, at other times travelling within the starry
		+	signs to open the celestial paths to the highest parts above and the
		+	lowest paths beneath the earth. You stitch together the stars in the
		+	empty void of space into constellations, name them and determine
		+	their course; may it have been for us to reverently use the greater
		+	powers of the universe that You make, pondering them, not in all
		+	matters, but in the potential of things in themselves, and to learn
		+	of the divine plan set for the greatest nations.
		+
		+	==Martial Epigrammata 7.74==
		+
		+	Mercury, Cyllene's Glory, Heaven's pride, Messenger with the clever
		+	tongue, around whose golden staff the serpent coil, may it shine
		+	brightly among the Gods. May You enjoy Your stolen loves, whether
		+	You desire Venus or Ganymede, and on the Ides may Your Mother's altar
		+	be adorned with laurels, and Your grandfather Atlas bear a lighter
		+	load, if You will allow Norbana and Carpus, who met for the first
		+	time today, to always celebrate their nuptials together. This a
		+	pious master of the arts offer a gift to Your wisdom, this incense I
		+	send to You, faithfully I pray, and faithfully also to Jupiter.
		+
		+	==Ovid Fasti 5.447-8 ==
		+
		+	Advise me, Pleiad Maia's son, Mercurius, god of the venerated potent
		+	staff, often have You seen the court of Stygian Jove.
		+
		+	==Ovid Fasti 5.663-70==
		+
		+	Glorious Mercury, grandson of Atlas, be present here today as You
		+	were once upon Arcadia's hill, a Pleiad's son by Jove. Arbiter in
		+	peace and in arms among the Gods of the heavens above and on earth,
		+	traveler on winged feet, You who enjoys the lyre and who takes
		+	pleasure in whoever glistens with the wrestler's ointment, You who
		+	has taught eloquent speech in all tongues, for You on the Ides of
		+	May, the Fathers once dedicated a sacred shrine near the Circus and
		+	named this day ever after to be Your feast day.
		+
		+	==Ovid Fasti 5.681-90==
		+
		+	(O Mercury) whether I have falsely called You to bear witness in the
		+	past, or deceitfully called upon Jupiter not to hear my empty
		+	promises, or if there is some other god or goddess that I knowingly
		+	deceived, wash away my past perjuries, wash away yesterday's
		+	perfidious words, and allow me new perjuries to make when the new day
		+	dawns, and make the gods be indifferent to my lies. Grant that I may
		+	profit, grant joy in making a profit, grant that I may enjoy once
		+	more swindling my customers with deceitful words.
		+
		+	==Persius Satires 2.45 ==
		+
		+	Lusting for wealth you slay an ox and call to Mercurius, "Grant that
		+	my Penates may fortunately prosper. Grant that my flocks and herds
		+	may be fertile."
		+
		+	==Plautus Asinaria 545-6 ==
		+
		+	Praise and thanks we ought justly to give to the great god of
		+	treachery (Mercurius), for surely there is no end in sight to our own
		+	slanderous ways, our deceitfulness or our slyness.
		+
		+	==Plautus Stichus 402-5==
		+
		+	Thanks be to Neptunus and the Tempestates, for returning me safely
		+	home again, my venture a success! And also to Mercurius, who helped
		+	me in my mercantile affairs and quadrupled my fortune with profit.

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−	~~[[Category:Roman religion]]~~	+
−	~~==Horace Satires 2~~.~~6.4-5==~~	+

−	~~It is well. Nothing more ample do I pray~~, ~~O Maia's son, save that~~	+	If you want to have prayers in this page, please make the effort of adding your own, and not just restoring a previous version of this page.
−	~~You will~~ make ~~these my gifts last throughout my life~~.	+

−	~~==Horace Satires 2.6.14-5==~~	+	Lucia Livia Plauta
−		+
−	~~May You, Mercurius, make plump the riches of my house and all else~~	+
−	~~there, spare my natural talents in any case, and as usual, may You~~	+
−	~~remain the primary guardian over me.~~	+
−		+
−	~~==Horace Carmina 1.10.1-8; 20-24==~~	+
−		+
−	~~Mercurius, by Atlas born to Maia, God who fashioned our uncivilized~~	+
−	~~ancestors into cultured men of urbane speech and athletic bearing, to~~	+
−	~~You I sing, Messenger of the Gods and of mighty Jove, inventor of the~~	+
−	~~curved lyre, it pleases You to compose secret jokes and play pranks~~	+
−	~~skillfully. Gladly You restore pious souls to their proper places and~~	+
−	~~by the golden staff confine the trivial quarrel. Dear are You to the~~	+
−	~~Gods above and below.~~	+
−		+
−	~~==Horace Carmina 3.11.1-8==~~	+
−		+
−	~~Mercurius, once You taught Amphion how to move dumb stones by the~~	+
−	~~power of song, and it was You who taught the tortoise shell to~~	+
−	~~resonate with seven well placed strings, once silent and now beloved~~	+
−	~~at monthly banquets and in temples, teach me now how to unstop Lyde's~~	+
−	~~obstinate ears.~~	+
−		+
−	~~==Manilius Astronomicon 1.30ff ==~~	+
−		+
−	~~Mercurius Cyllenius, principle author of all sacred knowledge, at~~	+
−	~~times within Heaven, at other times travelling within the starry~~	+
−	~~signs to open the celestial paths to the highest parts above and the~~	+
−	~~lowest paths beneath the earth. You stitch together the stars in the~~	+
−	~~empty void of space into constellations, name them and determine~~	+
−	~~their course; may it have been for us to reverently use the greater~~	+
−	~~powers of the universe that You make, pondering them, not in all~~	+
−	~~matters, but in the potential of things in themselves, and to learn~~	+
−	~~of the divine plan set for the greatest nations.~~	+
−		+
−	~~==Martial Epigrammata 7.74==~~	+
−		+
−	~~Mercury, Cyllene's Glory, Heaven's pride, Messenger with the clever~~	+
−	~~tongue, around whose golden staff the serpent coil, may it shine~~	+
−	~~brightly among the Gods. May You enjoy Your stolen loves, whether~~	+
−	~~You desire Venus or Ganymede, and on the Ides may Your Mother's altar~~	+
−	~~be adorned with laurels, and Your grandfather Atlas bear a lighter~~	+
−	~~load, if You will allow Norbana and Carpus, who met for the first~~	+
−	~~time today, to always celebrate their nuptials together. This a~~	+
−	~~pious master of the arts offer a gift to Your wisdom, this incense I~~	+
−	~~send to You, faithfully I pray, and faithfully also to Jupiter.~~	+
−		+
−	~~==Ovid Fasti 5.447-8 ==~~	+
−		+
−	~~Advise me, Pleiad Maia's son, Mercurius, god of the venerated potent~~	+
−	~~staff, often have You seen the court of Stygian Jove.~~	+
−		+
−	~~==Ovid Fasti 5.663-70==~~	+
−		+
−	~~Glorious Mercury, grandson of Atlas, be present here today as You~~	+
−	~~were once upon Arcadia's hill, a Pleiad's son by Jove. Arbiter in~~	+
−	~~peace and in arms among the Gods of the heavens above and on earth,~~	+
−	~~traveler on winged feet, You who enjoys the lyre and who takes~~	+
−	~~pleasure in whoever glistens with the wrestler's ointment, You who~~	+
−	~~has taught eloquent speech in all tongues, for You on the Ides of~~	+
−	~~May, the Fathers once dedicated a sacred shrine near the Circus and~~	+
−	~~named this day ever after to be Your feast day.~~	+
−		+
−	~~==Ovid Fasti 5.681-90==~~	+
−		+
−	~~(O Mercury) whether I have falsely called You to bear witness in the~~	+
−	~~past, or deceitfully called upon Jupiter not to hear my empty~~	+
−	~~promises, or if there is some other god or goddess that I knowingly~~	+
−	~~deceived, wash away my past perjuries, wash away yesterday's~~	+
−	~~perfidious words, and allow me new perjuries to make when the new day~~	+
−	~~dawns, and make the gods be indifferent to my lies. Grant that I may~~	+
−	~~profit, grant joy in making a profit, grant that I may enjoy once~~	+
−	~~more swindling my customers with deceitful words.~~	+
−		+
−	~~==Persius Satires 2.45 ==~~	+
−		+
−	~~Lusting for wealth you slay an ox and call to Mercurius, "Grant that~~	+
−	~~my Penates may fortunately prosper. Grant that my flocks and herds~~	+
−	~~may be fertile."~~	+
−		+
−	~~==Plautus Asinaria 545-6 ==~~	+
−		+
−	~~Praise and thanks we ought justly to give to the great god of~~	+
−	~~treachery (Mercurius), for surely there is no end in sight to our own~~	+
−	~~slanderous ways, our deceitfulness or our slyness.~~	+
−		+
−	~~==Plautus Stichus 402-5==~~	+
−		+
−	~~Thanks be to Neptunus and the Tempestates, for returning me safely~~	+
−	~~home again, my venture a success! And also to Mercurius, who helped~~	+
−	~~me in my mercantile affairs and quadrupled my fortune with profit.~~	+

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	+	==Horace Satires 2.6.4-5==

	+	It is well. Nothing more ample do I pray, O Maia's son, save that
	+	You will make these my gifts last throughout my life.
	+
	+	==Horace Satires 2.6.14-5==
	+
	+	May You, Mercurius, make plump the riches of my house and all else
	+	there, spare my natural talents in any case, and as usual, may You
	+	remain the primary guardian over me.
	+
	+	==Horace Carmina 1.10.1-8; 20-24==
	+
	+	Mercurius, by Atlas born to Maia, God who fashioned our uncivilized
	+	ancestors into cultured men of urbane speech and athletic bearing, to
	+	You I sing, Messenger of the Gods and of mighty Jove, inventor of the
	+	curved lyre, it pleases You to compose secret jokes and play pranks
	+	skillfully. Gladly You restore pious souls to their proper places and
	+	by the golden staff confine the trivial quarrel. Dear are You to the
	+	Gods above and below.
	+
	+	==Horace Carmina 3.11.1-8==
	+
	+	Mercurius, once You taught Amphion how to move dumb stones by the
	+	power of song, and it was You who taught the tortoise shell to
	+	resonate with seven well placed strings, once silent and now beloved
	+	at monthly banquets and in temples, teach me now how to unstop Lyde's
	+	obstinate ears.
	+
	+	==Manilius Astronomicon 1.30ff ==
	+
	+	Mercurius Cyllenius, principle author of all sacred knowledge, at
	+	times within Heaven, at other times travelling within the starry
	+	signs to open the celestial paths to the highest parts above and the
	+	lowest paths beneath the earth. You stitch together the stars in the
	+	empty void of space into constellations, name them and determine
	+	their course; may it have been for us to reverently use the greater
	+	powers of the universe that You make, pondering them, not in all
	+	matters, but in the potential of things in themselves, and to learn
	+	of the divine plan set for the greatest nations.
	+
	+	==Martial Epigrammata 7.74==
	+
	+	Mercury, Cyllene's Glory, Heaven's pride, Messenger with the clever
	+	tongue, around whose golden staff the serpent coil, may it shine
	+	brightly among the Gods. May You enjoy Your stolen loves, whether
	+	You desire Venus or Ganymede, and on the Ides may Your Mother's altar
	+	be adorned with laurels, and Your grandfather Atlas bear a lighter
	+	load, if You will allow Norbana and Carpus, who met for the first
	+	time today, to always celebrate their nuptials together. This a
	+	pious master of the arts offer a gift to Your wisdom, this incense I
	+	send to You, faithfully I pray, and faithfully also to Jupiter.
	+
	+	==Ovid Fasti 5.447-8 ==
	+
	+	Advise me, Pleiad Maia's son, Mercurius, god of the venerated potent
	+	staff, often have You seen the court of Stygian Jove.
	+
	+	==Ovid Fasti 5.663-70==
	+
	+	Glorious Mercury, grandson of Atlas, be present here today as You
	+	were once upon Arcadia's hill, a Pleiad's son by Jove. Arbiter in
	+	peace and in arms among the Gods of the heavens above and on earth,
	+	traveler on winged feet, You who enjoys the lyre and who takes
	+	pleasure in whoever glistens with the wrestler's ointment, You who
	+	has taught eloquent speech in all tongues, for You on the Ides of
	+	May, the Fathers once dedicated a sacred shrine near the Circus and
	+	named this day ever after to be Your feast day.
	+
	+	==Ovid Fasti 5.681-90==
	+
	+	(O Mercury) whether I have falsely called You to bear witness in the
	+	past, or deceitfully called upon Jupiter not to hear my empty
	+	promises, or if there is some other god or goddess that I knowingly
	+	deceived, wash away my past perjuries, wash away yesterday's
	+	perfidious words, and allow me new perjuries to make when the new day
	+	dawns, and make the gods be indifferent to my lies. Grant that I may
	+	profit, grant joy in making a profit, grant that I may enjoy once
	+	more swindling my customers with deceitful words.
	+
	+	==Persius Satires 2.45 ==
	+
	+	Lusting for wealth you slay an ox and call to Mercurius, "Grant that
	+	my Penates may fortunately prosper. Grant that my flocks and herds
	+	may be fertile."
	+
	+	==Plautus Asinaria 545-6 ==
	+
	+	Praise and thanks we ought justly to give to the great god of
	+	treachery (Mercurius), for surely there is no end in sight to our own
	+	slanderous ways, our deceitfulness or our slyness.
	+
	+	==Plautus Stichus 402-5==
	+
	+	Thanks be to Neptunus and the Tempestates, for returning me safely
	+	home again, my venture a success! And also to Mercurius, who helped
	+	me in my mercantile affairs and quadrupled my fortune with profit.

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−	~~[[Category:Roman religion]]~~
−	~~==Horace Satires 2.6.4-5==~~

−	~~It is well. Nothing more ample do I pray, O Maia's son, save that~~
−	~~You will make these my gifts last throughout my life.~~
−
−	~~==Horace Satires 2.6.14-5==~~
−
−	~~May You, Mercurius, make plump the riches of my house and all else~~
−	~~there, spare my natural talents in any case, and as usual, may You~~
−	~~remain the primary guardian over me.~~
−
−	~~==Horace Carmina 1.10.1-8; 20-24==~~
−
−	~~Mercurius, by Atlas born to Maia, God who fashioned our uncivilized~~
−	~~ancestors into cultured men of urbane speech and athletic bearing, to~~
−	~~You I sing, Messenger of the Gods and of mighty Jove, inventor of the~~
−	~~curved lyre, it pleases You to compose secret jokes and play pranks~~
−	~~skillfully. Gladly You restore pious souls to their proper places and~~
−	~~by the golden staff confine the trivial quarrel. Dear are You to the~~
−	~~Gods above and below.~~
−
−	~~==Horace Carmina 3.11.1-8==~~
−
−	~~Mercurius, once You taught Amphion how to move dumb stones by the~~
−	~~power of song, and it was You who taught the tortoise shell to~~
−	~~resonate with seven well placed strings, once silent and now beloved~~
−	~~at monthly banquets and in temples, teach me now how to unstop Lyde's~~
−	~~obstinate ears.~~
−
−	~~==Manilius Astronomicon 1.30ff ==~~
−
−	~~Mercurius Cyllenius, principle author of all sacred knowledge, at~~
−	~~times within Heaven, at other times travelling within the starry~~
−	~~signs to open the celestial paths to the highest parts above and the~~
−	~~lowest paths beneath the earth. You stitch together the stars in the~~
−	~~empty void of space into constellations, name them and determine~~
−	~~their course; may it have been for us to reverently use the greater~~
−	~~powers of the universe that You make, pondering them, not in all~~
−	~~matters, but in the potential of things in themselves, and to learn~~
−	~~of the divine plan set for the greatest nations.~~
−
−	~~==Martial Epigrammata 7.74==~~
−
−	~~Mercury, Cyllene's Glory, Heaven's pride, Messenger with the clever~~
−	~~tongue, around whose golden staff the serpent coil, may it shine~~
−	~~brightly among the Gods. May You enjoy Your stolen loves, whether~~
−	~~You desire Venus or Ganymede, and on the Ides may Your Mother's altar~~
−	~~be adorned with laurels, and Your grandfather Atlas bear a lighter~~
−	~~load, if You will allow Norbana and Carpus, who met for the first~~
−	~~time today, to always celebrate their nuptials together. This a~~
−	~~pious master of the arts offer a gift to Your wisdom, this incense I~~
−	~~send to You, faithfully I pray, and faithfully also to Jupiter.~~
−
−	~~==Ovid Fasti 5.447-8 ==~~
−
−	~~Advise me, Pleiad Maia's son, Mercurius, god of the venerated potent~~
−	~~staff, often have You seen the court of Stygian Jove.~~
−
−	~~==Ovid Fasti 5.663-70==~~
−
−	~~Glorious Mercury, grandson of Atlas, be present here today as You~~
−	~~were once upon Arcadia's hill, a Pleiad's son by Jove. Arbiter in~~
−	~~peace and in arms among the Gods of the heavens above and on earth,~~
−	~~traveler on winged feet, You who enjoys the lyre and who takes~~
−	~~pleasure in whoever glistens with the wrestler's ointment, You who~~
−	~~has taught eloquent speech in all tongues, for You on the Ides of~~
−	~~May, the Fathers once dedicated a sacred shrine near the Circus and~~
−	~~named this day ever after to be Your feast day.~~
−
−	~~==Ovid Fasti 5.681-90==~~
−
−	~~(O Mercury) whether I have falsely called You to bear witness in the~~
−	~~past, or deceitfully called upon Jupiter not to hear my empty~~
−	~~promises, or if there is some other god or goddess that I knowingly~~
−	~~deceived, wash away my past perjuries, wash away yesterday's~~
−	~~perfidious words, and allow me new perjuries to make when the new day~~
−	~~dawns, and make the gods be indifferent to my lies. Grant that I may~~
−	~~profit, grant joy in making a profit, grant that I may enjoy once~~
−	~~more swindling my customers with deceitful words.~~
−
−	~~==Persius Satires 2.45 ==~~
−
−	~~Lusting for wealth you slay an ox and call to Mercurius, "Grant that~~
−	~~my Penates may fortunately prosper. Grant that my flocks and herds~~
−	~~may be fertile."~~
−
−	~~==Plautus Asinaria 545-6 ==~~
−
−	~~Praise and thanks we ought justly to give to the great god of~~
−	~~treachery (Mercurius), for surely there is no end in sight to our own~~
−	~~slanderous ways, our deceitfulness or our slyness.~~
−
−	~~==Plautus Stichus 402-5==~~
−
−	~~Thanks be to Neptunus and the Tempestates, for returning me safely~~
−	~~home again, my venture a success! And also to Mercurius, who helped~~
−	~~me in my mercantile affairs and quadrupled my fortune with profit.~~

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==Horace Satires 2.6.4-5==

It is well. Nothing more ample do I pray, O Maia's son, save that
You will make these my gifts last throughout my life.

==Horace Satires 2.6.14-5==

May You, Mercurius, make plump the riches of my house and all else
there, spare my natural talents in any case, and as usual, may You
remain the primary guardian over me.

==Horace Carmina 1.10.1-8; 20-24==

Mercurius, by Atlas born to Maia, God who fashioned our uncivilized
ancestors into cultured men of urbane speech and athletic bearing, to
You I sing, Messenger of the Gods and of mighty Jove, inventor of the
curved lyre, it pleases You to compose secret jokes and play pranks
skillfully. Gladly You restore pious souls to their proper places and
by the golden staff confine the trivial quarrel. Dear are You to the
Gods above and below.

==Horace Carmina 3.11.1-8==

Mercurius, once You taught Amphion how to move dumb stones by the
power of song, and it was You who taught the tortoise shell to
resonate with seven well placed strings, once silent and now beloved
at monthly banquets and in temples, teach me now how to unstop Lyde's
obstinate ears.

==Manilius Astronomicon 1.30ff ==

Mercurius Cyllenius, principle author of all sacred knowledge, at
times within Heaven, at other times travelling within the starry
signs to open the celestial paths to the highest parts above and the
lowest paths beneath the earth. You stitch together the stars in the
empty void of space into constellations, name them and determine
their course; may it have been for us to reverently use the greater
powers of the universe that You make, pondering them, not in all
matters, but in the potential of things in themselves, and to learn
of the divine plan set for the greatest nations.

==Martial Epigrammata 7.74==

Mercury, Cyllene's Glory, Heaven's pride, Messenger with the clever
tongue, around whose golden staff the serpent coil, may it shine
brightly among the Gods. May You enjoy Your stolen loves, whether
You desire Venus or Ganymede, and on the Ides may Your Mother's altar
be adorned with laurels, and Your grandfather Atlas bear a lighter
load, if You will allow Norbana and Carpus, who met for the first
time today, to always celebrate their nuptials together. This a
pious master of the arts offer a gift to Your wisdom, this incense I
send to You, faithfully I pray, and faithfully also to Jupiter.

==Ovid Fasti 5.447-8 ==

Advise me, Pleiad Maia's son, Mercurius, god of the venerated potent
staff, often have You seen the court of Stygian Jove.

==Ovid Fasti 5.663-70==

Glorious Mercury, grandson of Atlas, be present here today as You
were once upon Arcadia's hill, a Pleiad's son by Jove. Arbiter in
peace and in arms among the Gods of the heavens above and on earth,
traveler on winged feet, You who enjoys the lyre and who takes
pleasure in whoever glistens with the wrestler's ointment, You who
has taught eloquent speech in all tongues, for You on the Ides of
May, the Fathers once dedicated a sacred shrine near the Circus and
named this day ever after to be Your feast day.

==Ovid Fasti 5.681-90==

(O Mercury) whether I have falsely called You to bear witness in the
past, or deceitfully called upon Jupiter not to hear my empty
promises, or if there is some other god or goddess that I knowingly
deceived, wash away my past perjuries, wash away yesterday's
perfidious words, and allow me new perjuries to make when the new day
dawns, and make the gods be indifferent to my lies. Grant that I may
profit, grant joy in making a profit, grant that I may enjoy once
more swindling my customers with deceitful words.

==Persius Satires 2.45 ==

Lusting for wealth you slay an ox and call to Mercurius, "Grant that
my Penates may fortunately prosper. Grant that my flocks and herds
may be fertile."

==Plautus Asinaria 545-6 ==

Praise and thanks we ought justly to give to the great god of
treachery (Mercurius), for surely there is no end in sight to our own
slanderous ways, our deceitfulness or our slyness.

==Plautus Stichus 402-5==

Thanks be to Neptunus and the Tempestates, for returning me safely
home again, my venture a success! And also to Mercurius, who helped
me in my mercantile affairs and quadrupled my fortune with profit.