Hearth deities who is just happen to be the spirits of the dead Roman
Gods and Goddess Reference
MANES.One of those who agreed to put away their strange wives (1Es_9:21 [Ezr_10:21 Maaseiah]).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
mā?nēz (Μάνης, Mánēs): One of those who put away their ?strange wives? (1 Esdras 9:21). It represents the two names Maaseiah and Elijah of the parallel Ezr_10:21. The real equivalent is probably Maaseiah, Elijah being dropped. the Revised Version margin and the King James Version margin give Harim of Ezr_10:21 as identical - apparently incorrectly, for the words ?and of the sons of Harim? (Ezr_10:21) are simply omitted. the King James Version blunders strangely here in reading Eanes after a misprint Ηάνης, Eánēs (for Μάνης, Mánēs) in the Aldine edition.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Manes
is a term by which the ancient Romans used to designate the souls of the departed. Sacrifices were offered in their honor, and a festival called Feralia (q.v.), dedicated specially to the Manes, was celebrated annually on February 19.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.