Manes

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Manes are the benevolent ancestral spirits of the dead in ancient Roman religion, venerated as protectors of the family and household.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman deity
ancestors
chthonic deity
collective deity
spirit
abbreviation D.M.
appearsOn Roman funerary inscriptions
associatedWith Roman domestic cult
Roman funerary cult
category Roman household deities
Roman underworld deities
ancestral spirits
death gods
contrastedWith Lares NERFINISHED
Penates NERFINISHED
cosmicLocation realm of the dead
cultPlace household shrine
tomb
cultTitle Di Manes NERFINISHED
culturalContext Roman family religion
domain underworld
etymologyRelation Latin manes meaning spirits of the dead
function protectors of the family
protectors of the household
honoredIn commemorative offerings
funerary rites
household rituals
inscriptionFormula Dis Manibus
language Latin NERFINISHED
moralCharacter benevolent
offeringType food offerings
garlands
libations
perceivedAs collective of the dead
perceivedPower influence over family fortune
protects descendants
household prosperity
receivesFromLiving memorial rites
piety
relatedConcept shades of the dead
religion ancient Roman religion
ritualRequirement proper burial of the dead
role benevolent ancestral spirits of the dead
status deified dead
timeOfVeneration Lemuria NERFINISHED
Parentalia
worshippedBy Romans NERFINISHED
worshipType ancestor veneration

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lemuria associatedSpirits Manes
Lares relatedConcept Manes