In ancient Roman religion, Mana Genita or Geneta Mana is an obscure goddess mentioned only by Pliny, Plutarch, and Horace. Both Pliny and Plutarch tell...
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the goddess of insanity and madness. Her name links her to the Manes, Mana Genita, and Manius. Both the Greek and Latin Mania derive from PIE (Proto-Indo-European)...
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Liberalitas Libertas Libitina Lima Lua Lucina Luna Lympha Magna Dea Mana Genita Mania Mater Larum Mater Matuta Meditrina Mefitis Mellona Minerva Molae...
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the soul's "birth" or rebirth in the afterlife. The shadowy goddess Mana Genita was likewise concerned with both birth and mortality, particularly of...
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and called man(im) by the Etruscans. Their names are also linked to Mana Genita and Manius, as well as the Greek Mania (or Maniae), goddess of insanity...
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often plural lymphae, a water deity assimilated to the Greek nymphs. Mana Genita, goddess of infant mortality Manes, the souls of the dead who came to...
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lands and their crops. Acca Larentia is also identified with Larentina, Mana Genita, and Muta. Acca is a character in David Drake's story "To Bring the Light"...
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obscure Roman birth deity Mana Genita, whose name suggests a link to the spirits of the dead called the Manes. Mana Genita is perhaps to be identified...
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influence pertained to the cycle of birth and death, such as Hecate and Mana Genita. The following ancient authors (listed chronologically) describe or refer...
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associated with death and the underworld Manes, spirits of the dead Mana Genita, an obscure underworld goddess who was concerned with infant mortality...
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