bank of the river to keep her from jumping into its waters." One of the informed nymphs, Lara, would not hold her tongue and warned Juturna to flee. In addition, she approached Jupiter's wife Juno, saying, "Your husband loves the Naiad Juturna." As a result, Jupiter rips out Lara's tongue in anger and summons Mercury to escort her to be a nymph in the Underworld. During this mission, Mercury becomes lustful of Lara and copulates with her, begetting twins. These twins become the Lares, the guardians of intersections who watch over the city of Rome. See also Anthesteria Lemuria (festival) Parentalia Similar observances in other cultures: All Souls’ Day Bon (Japanese Buddhism) Day of the Dead (Mexican) Hungry Ghost Festival (Chinese) Qingming (Chinese) Notes References Antoni, Silke (Kiel). "Tacita." Brill's New Pauly. Antiquity volumes edited by Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider. Brill, 2009. Brill Online. University of California UC Santa Barbara CDL. 31 July 2009 Brill's New Pauly "Tacita" article Baudy, Gerhard (Konstanz). "Parentalia." Brill's New Pauly. Antiquity volumes edited by Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider. Brill, 2009. Brill Online. University of California UC Santa Barbara CDL. 31 July 2009 Brill's New Pauly "Parentalia" article Cokayne, Karen. Pg 145. Experiencing Old Age in Ancient Rome. Routledge, 2003. found here at Google Books Dumézil, Georges. Archaic Roman Religion. Vol 1. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1966. 2 vols. Littlewood, J. R. "Ovid among the Family Dead: the Roman Founder Legend and Augustan Iconography in Void's Feralia and Lemuria." Latomus. 60 (2003): 916-935. Ovid. Ovid's Fasti. Trans. Betty Rose Nagle. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1995. Prescendi, Francesca (Genf). "Manes, Di." Brill's New Pauly. Antiquity volumes edited by Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider. Brill, 2009. Brill Online. University of California UC Santa Barbara CDL. 31 July 2009 Brill's New Pauly "Di Manes" article S.LU.; von Lieven, Alexandra (Berlin); Prayon, Friedhelm (Tübingen); Johnston, Sarah Iles (Princeton); Doubordieu, Annie (Paris); Jastrzebowska, Elisabeth. "Dead, cult of the." Brill's New Pauly. Antiquity volumes edited by Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider. Brill, 2009. Brill Online. University of California UC Santa Barbara CDL. 31 July 2009 Brill's New Pauly "The cult of the dead" article Ancient Roman festivals February observances Observances honoring the dead