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- DictionaryMa·nes/ˈmäˌnāz/
plural
- 1. (in ancient Roman belief) the souls of dead ancestors, worshiped as benevolent spirits.
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Chthonic deities sometimes thought to represent souls of deceased loved ones
In ancient Roman religion, the Manes (,) or Di Manes are chthonic deities sometimes thought to represent souls of deceased loved ones. They were associated with the Lares, Lemures, Genii, and Di Penates as deities (di) that pertained to domestic, local, and personal cult. They belonged broadly to the category of di inferi, "those who dwell below", the undifferentiated collective of divine dead. Th... Wikipedia
