In Roman and Etruscan mythology, Mania (or Manea) was a goddess of the dead. She, along with Mantus, ruled the underworld. She was said to be the mother of ghosts, the undead, and other spirits of the night, as well as the Lares and the Manes. Her name links her to the Manes, Mana Genita, and Manius.
Both the Greek and Latin Mania derive from PIE *men-, "to think." Cognates include Ancient Greek menos ("life," "vigor") and Avestan mainyu, "spirit."
In Roman and Etruscan mythology, Mania (Manea) is the Goddess of Spirits. In Greek Mythology, she is the Goddess of insanity and madness.
Famous quotes containing the word mania:
“What is the disease which manifests itself in an inability to leave a party—any party at all—until it is all over and the lights are being put out?... I suppose that part of this mania for staying is due to a fear that, if I go, something good will happen and I’ll miss it. Somebody might do card tricks, or shoot somebody else.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)