Left: Household altar in Herculaneum (Italy). Right: Bronze Lar Familiaris from the 1st century CE (M.A.N., Madrid

Lares: Roman Household Gods That Protected Home And Family

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – Many ancient cultures worldwide believed in someone protecting the home and looking after the entire household and the family members. In some ancient cultures, the people had a domestic or hearth goddess. Brownies were household spirits from Scottish folklore and ancient Egypt. Taweret was considered a guardian of the house and a guardian of sleep, […]