Mania
October 30th, 2009 by sabrina
Mania is the Roman Goddess of the dead. Not to be confused with the Greek Goddess of madness (also named Mania), she is called the mother of the Manes, the souls of the dead, who became her children when they descended to the Underworld. She was also later said to be the mother of the Lares, the household Gods. Mania rules over the Underworld along with Mantus, God of the dead. Her image was hung over doors to frighten away evil spirits. Mania’s name is also seen as Manea and Mania della Notte (”Mania of the night”).
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November 11th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
I love reading about goddesses (and gods!) of the dead and underworld. It’s too bad so many of them were “turned” into devils and such.
December 10th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Hope you are well; it’s been a while since you’ve posted. Just dropping by to let you know I love this project and that you are a woman after my own heart. Although, I hate to tell you, I suspect She has far more than ten thousand names. Most likely, Her names are infinite.
So yeah, you (and me, with my similar obsession with obscure Goddesses) might be here a while!