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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 . |
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"lares." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "lares." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-lares.html "lares." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-lares.html |
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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.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "lares." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "lares." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-lares.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "lares." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-lares.html |
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lares see LAR.
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T. F. HOAD. "lares." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "lares." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-lares.html T. F. HOAD. "lares." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-lares.html |
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lares •Andes
•Hades, Mercedes
•Archimedes • Thucydides • aphides
•Eumenides, Parmenides
•Maimonides, Simonides
•Euripides • cantharides • Hesperides
•Hebrides
•Aristides, bona fides
•Culdees
•Alcibiades, Hyades, Pleiades
•Cyclades • antipodes • Sporades
•Ganges • Apelles
•tales, Thales
•Achilles, Antilles
•Los Angeles • Ramillies • Pericles
•isosceles • Praxiteles • Hercules
•Empedocles • Sophocles • Damocles
•Androcles • Heracles • Themistocles
•Hermes • Menes • testudines
•Diogenes • Cleisthenes
•Demosthenes
•Aristophanes, Xenophanes
•manganese • Holofernes • editiones principes • herpes
•lares, primus inter pares
•Antares, Ares, Aries, caries
•antifreeze • Ceres • Buenos Aires
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"lares." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "lares." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-lares.html "lares." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-lares.html |
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