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The Manes were also called the Di Manes (Di meaning "Gods"), and Roman tombstones often included the letters D.M., which stood for dis manibus, or "dedicated to the Manes-gods". The word was also used as a metaphor to refer to the underworld. Hades, Greek god of the underworld, enthroned, with his bird-headed staff, on a red-figure Apulian vase made in the 4th century BC. For other uses, see Hades (disambiguation). ...

Manes ("the spirits of the dead") derives from PIE *men-, "to think". Cognates include Ancient Greek menos ("life, strength") and Avestan mainyu ("spirit"). This article is about the baked good, for other uses see Pie (disambiguation). ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Yasna 28. ...