Roman Household Spirits: Manes Panes and Lares

Roman Household Spirits: Manes Panes and Lares, written by Joshua J Mark and narrated by DW Draffin: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/34/roman-household-spirits-manes-panes-and-lares/

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To the ancient Romans, everything was imbued with a divine spirit (numen, plural: numina) which gave it life. Even supposedly inanimate objects like rocks and trees possessed a numen, a belief which no doubt grew out of the early religious practice of animism. There were spirits of a place, of rivers and springs, hills and valleys, the home - and even aspects of the home – as well as those who guarded, or could threaten, the people who lived there.