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noun - a tutelary god or spirit of an ancient Roman household
LARES - Lares (; Latin: Lars [la.res], archaic Lases, singular Lar), were guardian deities in ancient Roman religion. Their origin is uncertain; they may hav...
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| Plural form of lar. |
| gods of the household worshipped in ancient Rome. |
| (in ancient Roman belief) household gods worshipped in conjunction with Vesta and the penates. |
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Lares (; Latin: Lars [la.res], archaic Lases, singular Lar), were guardian deities in ancient Roman religion. Their origin is uncertain; they may have been hero-ancestors, guardians of the hearth, fields, boundaries, or fruitfulness, or an amalgamation of these. * Lares were believed to observe, protect and influence all that happened within the boundaries of their location or function. The statues of domestic Lares were placed at the table during family meals; their presence, cult and blessing seem to have been required at all important family events. Roman writers sometimes identify or conflate them with ancestor-deities, domestic Penates and the hearth. Because of these associations, Lares are sometimes categorised as household gods but some had much broader domains. Roadways, seaways, agriculture, livestock, towns, cities, the state and its military were all under the protection of their particular Lar or Lares. Those who protected local neighbourhoods (vici) were housed in the cross |