Lares

The members of the "VIRGEN NATIVIDAD DE LARES" bank are from the Lares district, in the province of Calca, located within the region of Cusco.

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The Lares were the spirits of ancestors, which were thought to linger about the home as its guardians.

General History for Colleges and High Schools Philip Van Ness Myers

[5] It is right to state that there is a totally different theory, according to which the Lares were the spirits of the dead ancestors and the Lar Familiaris an embodiment, as it were, of all the family dead.

The Religion of Ancient Rome Cyril Bailey 1914

In the next corner, the other side of the low, deep-silled windows, hangs Nora's china-shelf, on which are ranged what the boys call her Lares and Penates, -- vases and pretty cups and saucers that have been given to her.

We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses Barbara Yechton 1901

Roland was more than half a Roman; the son might still cling to his household affections, but the Lares were a part of his religion.

The Caxtons — Volume 10 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

Roland was more than half a Roman; the son might still cling to his household affections, but the Lares were a part of his religion.

The Caxtons — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

Cf. §216.] [Footnote 11: «Hīs rēbus gestīs», i.e. the assumption of the _toga virilis_ and attendant ceremonies.] [Footnote 12: Compare the beginning of this letter with the one on page 206.] [Footnote 13: «surrēxī», from «surgō».] [Footnote 14: The Lares were the spirits of the ancestors, and were worshiped as household gods.

Latin for Beginners Benjamin Leonard D'Ooge 1900

Along with a charming yellow ocher and blue fresco, part of a Lares altar found in a Pompeian kitchen, there are silver serving dishes and useful pottery platters and pitchers.

The Gracious Art of Living Judy Fayard 2011

In a glass case, small bronze statuettes represent the household gods—dancing Lares brandishing cornucopias—and other protective deities, including Mercury and the Egyptian goddess Isis.

The Gracious Art of Living Judy Fayard 2011

Some of the best examples are Salkantay and Lares, but nowadays there are more than 2 great options.

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