Geneta Mana
deity Roman single tradition · 1
Geneta Mana is a spirit concerned with generation and birth. Her name means something such as "flux and birth" or "flowing birth." A bitch is offered to her as a victim, and it is prayed that no members of one's household should become "good" (meaning "dead").
When
- First attested
- 100 CE
- Attested period
- 100 – 100
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Plutarch in Roman Questions.
Relationships
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Of Geneta Mana, he poses the dual question of why a bitch is offered to her as a victim, and why it is prayed that no members of one's household should become "good" (meaning "dead"): Is it because Geneta is a spirit concerned with the generation and birth of beings that perish?”
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