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Lemures

also: lemures, the silent dead, manes

The roving spirits of the dead, propitiated by the householder in the night rite of the Lemuria; Ovid derives the name from the appeased ghost of Remus (Remuria).

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Mentioned in 4 works (11 total)

The Loves poetry · 1 mention
The Festivals poetry · 1 mention
Metamorphoses poetry · 5 mentions
Sorrows poetry · 4 mentions

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