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List of Gods : "Ghost Roman" - 5 records

Name ▲▼Origin ▲▼Description ▲▼
Ghost name
"Bulla"
Roman An amulet worn, by Roman children, intended to ward off ghostly anger.
Ghost name
"Chagrin aka Harginn"
Romania A mischievous ghost that most often takes the form of a large yellow hedgehog, which always foretells some impending disaster. Romania
Ghost name
"Lares"
Roman Either domestic or public. Domestic lares were the souls of virtuous ancestors exalted to the rank of protectors. Public lares were the protectors of roads and streets. Domestic lares were images, like dogs, set behind the hall door, or in the lararium or shrine. Wicked souls became lemures or ghosts that made night hideous. Penates were the natural powers personified, and their office was to bring wealth and plenty, rather than to protect and avert danger. Roman
Ghost name
"Larvae"
Roman Mischievous spectres. The larva or ghost of Caligula was often seen, according to Suetonius, in his palace. Roman
Ghost name
"Limbus Patrum"
Roman The half-way house between earth and heaven, where the patriarchs and prophets, after death, await the coming of Messiah. According to the Roman Catholic notion, this is the "hell," or hades, into which Jesus Christ descended after He gave up the ghost on the cross.