Asklepios, lover of people and ever-compassionate healer,
I thank you for your teachings of medicine.

Epione, fair soothing mother of many,
I thank you for relieving me of my pains.

Hygeia, kindest and cleanest of goddesses,
I thank you for your help in avoiding illness.

Iaso, kind giver of medication,
I thank you for the pills and syrups that keep me in good health.

Panakeia, most beloved salve-maker,
I thank you for the cures that you bestow upon me when I am sick.

Aigle, lovely and beautiful,
I thank you for the glow of health seen on my face.

Akeso, glorious maiden who sews together wounds,
I thank you for the healing of all the cuts and scratches on my body.

Apollon, father of Asklepios and great healer in himself,
I thank you for protecting my dear ones from plague and disease.

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