Manes
In ancient Roman religion, the ''Manes'' (, , ) or ''Di Manes'' are chthonic deities sometimes thought to represent souls of deceased loved ones. They were associated with the '' Lares'', '' Lemures'', '' Genii'', and '' Di Penates'' as deities ...
are the souls of deceased loved ones in Roman mythology.
Manes may refer to:
Places
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Manes, Missouri
Manes ( ) is an unincorporated community in Wright County, Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking L ...
, USA
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Manes River, a river of Greece
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Alaverdi or Manes, Armenia
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Manvo or Manes, Armenia
People
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Manes of Lydia
Manes () is a legendary figure of the 2nd millennium BC who is attested by Herodotus in Book One of '' Histories'' to have been an early king of Lydia, then probably known as Maeonia (which he may be the eponym of). He was believed to have been ...
, a king of Maeonia (later called
Lydia
Lydia (; ) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom situated in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis.
At some point before 800 BC, ...
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Mani (prophet)
Mani (; – 2 March AD 274 or 26 February AD 277) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a religion most prevalent in late antiquity.
Mani was born in or near Ctesiphon (south of modern Baghdad) in Me ...
or Manes, founder of Manichaeism
* Manes, a slave of
Diogenes of Sinope
Diogenes the Cynic, also known as Diogenes of Sinope (c. 413/403–c. 324/321 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism. Renowned for his ascetic lifestyle, biting wit, and radical critiques of social conventi ...
People with the name
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Manes (surname)
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Manès Sperber
Manès Sperber (12 December 1905 – 5 February 1984) was an Austrian- French novelist, essayist and psychologist. He also wrote under the pseudonyms ''Jan Heger'' and ''N.A. Menlos''.
Early life
Sperber was born on 12 December 1905 in Zabło ...
(1905-1984), Polish Jewish writer
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Joseph Manes Österreicher
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic count ...
(1759-1831), Hungarian physician
Fictional characters
* Manes, a character in
''The Birds'' by Aristophanes
Other uses
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Manes (band)
Manes is a band from Trondheim, Norway, formed in 1993. They started out as a two-piece band composed of Sargatanas and Cernunnus (or Cern). They have been signed to Candlelight Records, Hammerheart Records and the Italian experimental label Cod ...
, a band from Trondheim, Norway
See also
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Mánes Union of Fine Arts
The Mánes Association of Fine Artists ( or ''S.V.U.''; commonly abbreviated as ''Manes'') was an artists' association and exhibition society founded in 1887 in Prague and named after painter Josef Mánes.
The Manes was significant for its in ...
, a Czech arts organization
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Mannes
Mannes is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
*Aaron Mannes (born 1970), American writer
* Astrid Mannes (born 1967), German politician
* Charlie Mannes (1863–1937), Scottish cricketer
* Clara Mannes ( ...
, a surname
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Mane (disambiguation)
Mane may refer to:
*Mane (horse), the line of hair along the spine of the neck
*Mane (lion), the hair found around the male mammal's neck
In arts and entertainment
* ''Mane'' (film) is a 1990 Kannada language film directed by Girish Kasaravalli
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Mani (disambiguation)
Mani may refer to:
People
* Mani (name), (), a given name and surname (including a list of people with the name)
** Mani (prophet) (c. 216–274), a 3rd century Iranian prophet who founded Manichaeism
** Mani (musician) (born 1962), an Englis ...
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Manassas (disambiguation) Manassas may refer to:
Places
*Manassas, Virginia, a city in the United States; known in the 19th century as "Manassas Junction"
** Manassas Airport, southwest of Manassas, Virginia
** Manassas (Amtrak station), a railroad station
*Manassas Nationa ...
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Manasses (disambiguation) Manasses is a masculine given name of ancient Hebrew origin.
Manasses, Manasseh, or Menashe may also refer to:
People
* Tribe of Manasseh, one of the Tribes of Israel
* Manasseh (tribal patriarch), first son of Joseph
* Manasseh of Judah, king of ...
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Mains (disambiguation)
Mains may refer to:
* Mains electricity ("line power" in the United States)
* Mains electricity by country
* Electricity transmission
* Public utility, "mains services", including electricity, natural gas, water, and sewage disposal
* Main c ...
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Maynes (disambiguation)
Maynes may refer to:
* Ben Jacques-Maynes (born 1978), American road bicycle racing cyclist from Watsonville, California
* Dan Maynes-Aminzade (aka Monzy) is a Nerdcore hip-hop artist and software engineer at Google
* Seaghan Maynes (1914–1998), ...
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