Prayers and reflections from the Stoic tradition
A collection of 22 passages to read in English, with Greek and Latin originals and historical translations to explore.
Browse the collectionLead me, Zeus,
and you too, Destiny.
ἄγου δέ μ᾽, ὦ Ζεῦ, καὶ σύ γ᾽ ἡ Πεπρωμένη
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Prayers and hymns
Hymn to ZeusHymn to Zeus, lines 1–39Prayer to Zeus and DestinyEnchiridion 53.1; Letters 107.11Prayer for the arrival of difficultiesDiscourses 1.6.37Hymn of gratitude for the gifts of lifeDiscourses 1.16.15–21Prayer of complete surrenderDiscourses 2.16.42Prayer of self-examination in illness and deathDiscourses 3.5.7–10Prayer concerning remaining alive or departingDiscourses 3.24.96–102Final thanksgiving and return of lifeDiscourses 4.10.14–16 (prayer excerpt)Three prayers of inward freedomMeditations 9.40Address to the UniverseMeditations 4.23“I love as thou lovest”Meditations 10.21Thanksgiving for his lifeMeditations 1.17