Invocation to Aphrodite

 

Hail, Aphrodite! All I have to give

Upon thine altar laid, is thine to take

My spirit and my body here I bring

To thee in love, for my beloved's sake.

For me, her face is thine, her limbs, her hands.

The locks that crown her, and the eyes that shine

Give us they blessings, Cyprian, and know

That I am hers in love, and she is mine.