lares

Home > ... > Philosophy and Religion > Ancient Religions > Ancient Religion > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

lares

lares , in Roman religion, guardian spirits. According to some they were ghosts of the dead, destructive spirits who frequented crossroads and had to be propitiated. Others say that the lares were farm deities, worshiped as fertility powers of the earth. The most common myth, however, identifies them as household gods, beneficent spirits of ancestors, worshiped in close connection with the penates .

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-lares" title="Facts and information about lares">lares</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"lares." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 21 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"lares." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 21, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-lares.html

"lares." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-lares.html

Learn more about citation styles

lares

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Â© The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

lares gods of the household worshipped in ancient Rome in conjunction with Vesta and the penates; the phrase lares and penates is used to mean the home.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O214-lares" title="Facts and information about lares">lares</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "lares." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Oxford University Press. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 21 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "lares." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Oxford University Press. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (December 21, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-lares.html

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "lares." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Oxford University Press. 2006. Retrieved December 21, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-lares.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauruses

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology entry for lares

Rate these entries|See all related entries

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	NOVARTIS SANDOSTATIN LAR APPROVED IN JAPAN FOR ACROMEGALY. Newspaper article from: Worldwide Biotech; 6/1/2004
	Once Weekly Exenatide LAR Well Tolerated and Improved Glucose Control; Preliminary Results From Phase 2 Study Announced. Business Wire; 8/22/2005
	Microsoft LAR Contract Awarded to PC Mall Gov for Commonwealth of Virginia. Business Wire; 9/22/2003

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	Novartis Drug Sandostatin LAR Approved in Japan for Acromegaly and Symptoms of Gastrointestinal Hormone Secreting Tumors. PR Newswire; 4/23/2004; 700+ words ; ...health authority has approved Sandostatin(r) LAR(r) (octreotide acetate for injectable suspension...Union and the United States, where Sandostatin LAR is approved already. Sandostatin LAR is approved in more than 70 countries. "Sandostatin...
	Shelly Lares steps out from Selena's shadow with new CD.(The Dallas Morning News) Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 8/17/2000; ; 700+ words ; Shelly Lares strikes a provocative pose on the cover...Tejano singer. The music matches the image. Lares sings with renewed raw energy. The album...Almost two decades after her stage debut, Lares is finally ready to boldly assert her artistry...
	NOVARTIS DRUG SANDOSTATIN LAR APPROVED IN JAPAN. News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 4/23/2004; 700+ words ; ...health authority has approved Sandostatin(r) LAR(r) (octreotide acetate for injectable suspension...Union and the United States, where Sandostatin LAR is approved already. Sandostatin LAR is approved in more than 70 countries. "Sandostatin...
	New Study First to Confirm Sandostatin LAR(R) Depot Controls Tumor Growth in Patients With Rare Gastrointestinal Tumors. PR Newswire; 1/13/2009; 700+ words ; ...progression versus placebo - Sandostatin LAR more than doubled time without tumor growth...on placebo - Results support Sandostatin LAR as first treatment after surgery in certain...Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Sandostatin LAR(R) Depot (octreotide acetate suspension...
	Detection of a tyrosine phosphatase LAR on intestinal epithelial cells and intraepithelial lymphocytes in the human duodenum.(RESEARCH COMMUNICATION) Magazine article from: Mediators of Inflammation; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...leukocyte common antigen-related receptor (LAR) family of tyrosine phosphatases. A flow...populations were immunostained with anti-LAR antibodies using phycoerythrin-conjugated...sup.+]). Epithelial cells expressed LAR throughout the crypt. Expression of LAR...
	Estrogen-Receptor-Positive Cancers Associated with LAR Phosphatase. Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly; 1/23/2001; 700+ words ; ...associate with the protein tyrosine phosphatase LAR. Several signal transduction molecules...according to C.M. Levea and colleagues. LAR is the latest of these signaling molecules...Levea et al. examined the significance of LAR as a prediction indicator for breast cancer...
	Estrogen-Receptor-Positive Cancers Associated with LAR Phosphatase.(protein tyrosine phosphatase) Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly; 1/25/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...associate with the protein tyrosine phosphatase LAR. Several signal transduction molecules...according to C.M. Levea and colleagues. LAR is the latest of these signaling molecules...Levea et al. examined the significance of LAR as a prediction indicator for breast cancer...
	Newly Published Phase III Data Show Novartis Drug Sandostatin(R) LAR Depot Reduced Risk of Disease Progression by 66% in Advanced NET Patients. PR Newswire; 10/1/2009; 700+ words ; ...demonstrate antitumor benefit of Sandostatin LAR in advanced midgut neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients - Data show Sandostatin LAR more than doubled time without tumor progression...midgut who were treated with SandostatinA' LAR Depot (octreotide acetate for injectable...
	Exenatide LAR betta than Byetta over the DURATION Magazine article from: Inpharma Weekly; 6/14/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...However, a new long-acting release (LAR) formulation of exenatide may be beneficial...and Canada. The potential of exenatide LAR has been demonstrated in results from the...10g twice daily (n = 147) or exenatide LAR 2mg once weekly. 258 patients agreed to...
	NOVARTIS: New study results establish once-monthly Sandostatin LAR as the standard of care in acromegaly. M2 Presswire; 6/15/1999; 700+ words ; ...firmly establish once-monthly Sandostatin LAR (octreotide) as the standard of pharmacological...monthly somatostatin analogue Sandostatin LAR (octreotide) when compared with treatment with lanreotide SR. Like Sandostatin LAR, lanreotide SR is also a depot formulation...