penates

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Definition of penates in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Eski Romada aile ve ev mabutları

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Definition of penates in English English dictionary: household gods; Roman household gods. They were worshiped privately as protectors of the household and also publicly as protectors of the Roman state. They were sometimes associated with other deities of the house, such as Vesta, and their name was often used interchangeably with that of the Lares. Each house had a shrine with their images, which were worshiped at the family meal and on special occasions. Offerings were portions of the regular meal or of special cakes, wine, honey, and incense. The number and precise identities of the Penates were a puzzle even to the ancients; The household gods of the ancient Romans; They presided over the home and the family hearth; {i} household gods of ancient Rome; idols
lares and penates: {i} household gods of ancient Rome, spirits which inhabit and guard a home (Roman Mythology); valuable possessions of a family, treasured household effects