The 80 Adorations to Haides -
I adore you, ruler of the Underworld,
I adore you, King of decay,
I adore you, cool and collected,
I adore you, he of rubies and rust,
I adore you, the somber and melancholy,
I adore you, receiver of Souls,
I adore you, who watches over within under,
I adore you, he of good fame,
I adore you, punisher of those who have spent their lives ruining those of others,
I adore you, whose demeanour is cool and metallic as the coins in the Styx’s fare box,
I adore you, he who brings life to death among the fruit bearing trees,
I adore you, saviour of souls who have passed on,
I adore you, brother of Zeus and Poseidon,
I adore you, a silent mourner in every funeral procession,
I adore you, who breathes in sulphur and coal dust, florals and rot,
I adore you, who resides over a world of wealth,
I adore you, host of many,
I adore you, listener to all prayers for those who reside with him, those who will soon meet him,
I adore you, who made Persephone your queen,
I adore you, the watchful eye of the afterlife,
I adore you, who welcome us home,
I adore you, shorn and gaunt,
I adore you, the historian,
I adore you, feared and respected,
I adore you, he who looms in the incense of a funeral home,
I adore you, the one whose eyes glint like the gems unearthed within his kingdom,
I adore you, bringer of closure to those who experience loss,
I adore you, the mysterious,
I adore you, who watches with neutrality,
I adore you, dismal but familiar,
I adore you, taking away memories of ones life but with that their pain,
I adore you, the adamant,
I adore you, who bids me drink,
I adore you, he of the blind and ignorant of what unfolds,
I adore you, the humbling of all mortals,
I adore you, granter of freedom,
I adore you, witness of last wishes,
I adore you, of infernal regions,
I adore you, the one who gives and receives,
I adore you, who invited your betrothed to be your equal,
I adore you, he of the departed,
I adore you, the cold caverns against warm floral fields,
I adore you, who mourns for half a year, and for each of us,
I adore you, with Kerberos at your side,
I adore you, the hospitable,
I adore you, who brings rest,
I adore you, dripping nectar to restore life,
I adore you, the shrouded God,
I adore you, administering justice for all souls,
I adore you, good counsellor,
I adore you, God of the infinite and nothingness,
I adore you, distanced but close to our hearts,
I adore you, who indiscriminately takes too soon and lets endure for long,
I adore you, good and prudent,
I adore you, he of indifference,
I adore you, Prince of the dead,
I adore you, the last shovel of dirt on the grave,
I adore you, grisly and grim,
I adore you, ruler supreme,
I adore you, who offered power to Kore,
I adore you, of treasures untold,
I adore you, from ashes to ashes,
I adore you, he whose world is not the gloom, but rather his beloved,
I adore you, the invisible,
I adore you, the protector of our loved ones who have passed on,
I adore you, the one who holds the hands of those standing on bridges, gives a soothing touch to the bleeding wrists,
I adore you, who terrifies us and comforts us,
I adore you, provider of eternal refuge,
I adore you, groundskeeper to the fields of asphodel,
I adore you, the renowned,
I adore you, who I pray will protect my souls when my time comes,
I adore you, provider of overflowing mouths of water,
I adore you, unbroken and unwavering,
I adore you, cancers and crashes and eternal sleep,
I adore you, he who whispers, “not yet,” to those who try to enter his kingdom too soon,
I adore you, surrounded by death, he who comes alive with the beating heart of his wife,
I adore you, Haides, praise to the granter of eternal life and eternal rest in your kingdom!