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lares and penates
plural noun
- Lares and Penates, Roman Religion. the benevolent spirits and gods of the household.
- the cherished possessions of a family or household.
lares and penates
/ ˈlÉ‘Ë-; ˈlɛəriËz /
plural noun
- Roman myth
- household gods
- statues of these gods kept in the home
- the valued possessions of a household
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lares and penates1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lares and penates1
Example Sentences
The most prominent and revered of them all were the Lares and Penates.
There were also public Lares and Penates, who did for the city what the others did for the family.
Starting with the mid-19th-century former rectory in which he lives, he introduces us to a universe of fact, anecdote, history and whimsy spun out of the lares and penates around him.
Nevertheless, as a mark of particular respect to some important chief now and then, affectionate survivors exempted his corpse from the oven, and smoking it entire, set it up amongst the Maori lares and penates as an ornament.
He no longer resisted; and, as he was too weak to walk, Æneas bade him hold the Lares and Penates, and, taking him on his back, carried him off, while with one hand he led his little son, and bade Creusa closely follow him.
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