Manes

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Manen, from Latin d (i) i manes (m.), are in the Roman religion (especially the imperial period ) the spirits of the dead, some environmental spirits. These are mostly hostile to the Romans as they are the ancestors of their enemies. They were therefore a variety of victims (among goats) voted mild and rites as well as di manes, good gods ' referred to. These sacrifices and rites were not performed, so the shades were too Larvae or lemures who had menacing character.

Some of the di manes were ( the deceased ancestors ) equated with the di parentes that rose on their feast days from the underworld and adequate atonement expected. To this end, they moved to Manali lapis, a stone of a mine concealed, wherein the sacrificial animal has been landfilled and the manes were appeased.