manes
Lions' flowing locks
Manes (pronounced MAH-nays) in Roman religion are the spirits of the dead, particularly deceased ancestors.
Tombstones often bore the inscription *Dis Manibus*—"to the divine manes." The word is plural; there is no singular mane in this sense.
The Romans made offerings to the manes of their forebears.
Roman protective spirits
- shadesVariations in darkness
- LemuriaTheorized lost continent
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- household godsDeities protecting a home
Vesta · hearth · pontifex · flamen · epitaph · funerary · underworld · chthonic
Variations in darkness
- ghostsSpirits of the deceased
- apparitionsSupernatural visible manifestations
- phantomsApparitions, especially illusory
- spectersVisible ghostly presences
wraiths · revenants · disembodied · haunting · ethereal · spectral · incorporeal · manifestation
Realm of the departed
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
- shadesVariations in darkness
- ElysiumGreek afterlife for heroes
- TartarusDeepest realm of punishment
Styx · Charon · netherworld · eternal rest · otherworld · spirit world · Pluto · Persephone
Profound admiring respect
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- homageExpression of deep respect
- offeringsThings presented or given
- libationsRitual drink offerings
sacrifice · altar · shrine · tomb · devotion · honor · piety · commemoration
Ancestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
- forefathersAncestral predecessors
- foremothersFemale ancestors collectively
- lineageDescent from progenitors
ancestry · genealogy · heritage · bloodline · predecessors · patriarchs · matriarchs · departed
Period following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- bereavementState following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- lossBeing without something
remembrance · memorial · epitaph · elegy · dirge · funeral · wake · vigil
Lares
Roman protective spirits
household gods · Vesta · hearth · pontifex · flamen · epitaph · funerary · underworld · chthonic
shades
Variations in darkness
- ghostsSpirits of the deceased
- apparitionsSupernatural visible manifestations
- phantomsApparitions, especially illusory
specters · wraiths · revenants · disembodied · haunting · ethereal · spectral · incorporeal · manifestation · presence
underworld
Realm of the departed
Tartarus · Styx · Charon · netherworld · eternal rest · otherworld · spirit world · Pluto · Persephone · passage
reverence
Profound admiring respect
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- homageExpression of deep respect
- offeringsThings presented or given
libations · sacrifice · altar · shrine · tomb · devotion · honor · piety · commemoration · remembrance
forebears
Ancestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
- forefathersAncestral predecessors
- foremothersFemale ancestors collectively
lineage · ancestry · genealogy · heritage · bloodline · predecessors · patriarchs · matriarchs · departed · dead
mourning
Period following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- bereavementState following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
loss · remembrance · memorial · epitaph · elegy · dirge · funeral · wake · vigil · tribute
- animal featuresbeaks, scales, antlers, fur, ears
- evil spiritsdemons, demon, devils, devil, fiends
- ghostsapparitions, ghosts, apparition, phantoms, specter
- Equestrianismhorse riding, riding, dressage, saddle, bridle
- Classical Afterlifeshades, ghosts, Hades, Styx, Elysium
- Underworld BeingsHades, Cerberus, Charon, Persephone, demon
- lion's maneMale cat's neck fur
- mane and tail
- lions maneCascading edible fungus
- Gucci Mane
- mane of gold