Ninth day of Treasury Month Perihelios – Feast of Leto (Jan. 7, 2017)
These Adorations of Leto are inspired by common knowledge of the Goddess, and by personal doxa. There are 27 lines, equaling 9, the number of days and nights Leto labored to birth our Prince, Apollon.
Leto, I adore You, who fled from Your Homeland
Leto, I adore You, who ensures the wellbeing of Your Sister
Leto, I adore You, who are followed by a mighty warband
Leto, I adore You, who approached the Queen for Zeus’ hand
Leto, I adore You, who is always unafraid
Leto, I adore You, who brought the gift of Your regal bearing into the realm of Olympos
Leto, I adore You, who knew Your own worth
Leto, I adore You, who snared the King in a single glance
Leto, I adore You, who secured a place for Yourself and for Your Sister
Leto, I adore You, who rides upon the wild winds
Leto, I adore You, who drives that pack of fierce-fanged wolves
Leto, I adore You, who is veiled only before midnight
Leto, I adore You, who is fair-skinned and golden-tressed
Leto, I adore You, whose voice is the howl before the hunt
Leto, I adore You, who swelled with the Holy Twins within Your womb
Leto, I adore You, who traversed many lands searching for a place of birth
Leto, I adore You, who was at last cared for by the Sister You so well protected
Leto, I adore You, who brought forth the life of Artemis without pain
Leto, I adore You, who laid beneath the palm for nine days and nine nights to deliver our Lord Apollon
Leto, I adore You, who returned to Olympos in sweet triumph
Leto, I adore You, who is demure and unflinching in the face of opposition
Leto, I adore You, who is more than what we see in the bright light of day
Leto, I adore You, whose pride is well-respected and rightly earned
Leto, I adore You, whose ire wrought destruction upon Niobe
Leto, I adore You, whose strength is unfathomable
Leto, I adore You, who brushes aside false pride and ignorance
Leto, I adore You, who is the Mother of the dance between Darkness and Light
— Columbine
Treasury of Apollon 