Pæan of Ariphoon the Sicyonian

Holiest and first of all the happy powers,
Sacred Hygeia ! let me dwell with thee —
For all the remnant of my living hours,
Come thou, benign, and share my home with me
For if there be or good or grace
In riches, offering, or high place
Of godlike empery or delight.
Which, in the hidden nets of Aphrodite,
We would inveigle — aught at all
That from the gods poor man obtains
To soothe him in his toils and pains, —
Blest Hygeia I at thy call
Blossoms every pleasant thing :
With thee the Graces spend their spring;
But without thee
No living thing can happy be.