Lares and Penates
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The most sacred, the most hallowed place on earth is the home of each and every citizen. There are his sacred hearth and his household gods, there the very centre of his worship, religion, and domestic ritual. -Cicero, De Domo Sua 41, 109 This is a tiny cabin; there is not a lot of wall
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The following is excerpted from Patricia Telesco’s “365 Goddess: a Daily Guide to the Magic and Inspiration of the Goddess”. Some of these days are ancient, but some are more moderation, such as Thanksgiving or the Rights of the Child Day from United Nations. But each day she assigned a Goddess Who she felt suited
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One significant way that Roman Religion (Religo Romana) differs from Greek is in their veneration of the Lares and Penates, of which their were no Grecian counterparts. Every Roman family had their own set of personal Gods. They were the guardians of the house and the protectors of the family. The Lares were deified ancestor
Temple of Athena the Savior 