Motif
appeasement of the dead
appeasement_of_the_dead
A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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Fasti FASTI / KALENDARES ROMANI / JANUARIUS. LIB. I. / FEBRUARIUS. LIB. II.; lines 911-948 confidence: medium
19 February: Feralia is the final day for placating the Manes; an old woman performs rites of Dea Muta.
Feralia is described as the last day for placating the Manes.
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