ðɛɹ blˈʌd wʌz səpˈoʊzd tʊ ɐpˈiːz ðə di ɪnfˈɛɹi ɔːɹ ðə mˈeɪnz, ɡˈɑːdz ænd spˈɪɹɪts ʌvðɪ ˈʌndɚwˌɜːld, ænd ɹˈɛndɚ ðˌɛm pɹəpˈɪʃəs tə ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ʌvðə dᵻsˈiːst.
Their blood was supposed to appease the di inferi or the manes, gods and spirits of the underworld, and render them propitious to the remains of the deceased.