Mani
The word or name Mani as several different meanings depending on context.The Mani Peninsula is a region in Greece.
Mani is a small city in Yucatán, Mexico; see: Maní, Yucatán.
Mani was a third-century Persian prophet, the founder of the dualistic Manichaean religion, which borrowed eclectically from Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism.
Mani is short for the mantra of Avalokiteshvara (tibetan:Chenrezig).
The mantra is OM MANI PADME HUM.
Pronounced in Tibet OM MANI PE ME HUM.
In Norse mythology, Mani was the god of the moon and a son of Mundilfari and Glaur. Mani pulled the moon through the sky every night, pursued by the wolf Hati. Lunar eclipses were caused by Hati coming close to catching Mani; children banged pots together and made great noise, hoping to scare Hati away from the moon.
Mani is unusual because lunar deities tend to be female, nearly universally, probably because of the connection between menstruation and the phases of the moon.
Hjuki and Bil, children of Vidfinn, were sent by their father to Byrgir, a well, to fetch water. Mani kidnapped them; they can be seen (along with their cask and pole) on the face of the moon (craters). This story may be the source of the nursery rhyme called Jack and Jill.
Mani is the nickname of the bassist Gary Mounfield who played with the Stone Roses.
