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Lares and Penates household gods of the ancient Romans. The term has come to mean personal or household possessions. The lares usually were deified spirits of ancestors or heroes. The lar familiaris was the spirit of the household's founder. ... Mars, in Roman mythology, the god of war. Usually he is pictured as a young,
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They are inspired by the lares and penates, the Roman household gods. These, of course, were...Unlike the all-in-one monotheistic God, the lares and penates were fit only for particular purposes: ensuring the...
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Lares and Penates ... find Myths and Legends of the World articles. Lares and Penates In Roman mythology, Lares and Penates were groups of deities who p... ... In Roman mythology, Lares and Penates were groups of deities who protected the family and the Roman state. Although different, the Lares and Penates were...
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Use lares and penates in a Sentence ... Lares and Penates, Roman Religion. the benevolent spirits and gods of the household. ... Roman gods lares an...
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"But let's face it, the nearest thing that many Aussies have in the way of religion, or, as it is labelled with new-age vagueness, spirituality, are those little do-it-yourself offerings to the roadside gods, the lares and penates of the new-age pantheists.";
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"But let's face it, the nearest thing that many Aussies have in the way of religion, or, as it is labelled with new-age vagueness, spirituality, are those little do-it-yourself offerings to the roadside gods, the lares and penates of the new-age pantheists." — The Soft Toy Taking on a Religious Symbolism;
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the Lares and Penates, the spirits of the household and the families ancestors. ... Of course, all the above Roman gods who have no Greek counterpart, represented distinctly the practical needs of daily life, as felt by the Roman community to which they belonged.
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Info on Roman myths, gods and goddesse, and spirits, plus fun games...
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Some of the main Roman Gods ... In Roman religion every household had its own personal spirits which protected it. The lares were the spirits of the family's ancestors. And the penates were kind spirits who garded the larder. Little figurines of these spirits were kept in a small household shrine, called the lararium.
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