Di Penates
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In ancient Roman religion, the Di Penates or Penates were among the dii familiares, or household deities, invoked most often in domestic rituals. When the family had a meal, they threw a bit into the
Aeneas and the Penates, from a 4th-century manuscript
AR serrate denarius of C. Sulpicius C. f. Galba
Genius (mythology)
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In Roman religion, the genius is the individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place, or thing. Much like a guardian angel, the genius would follow eac
Winged genius facing a woman with a tambourine and mirror, from southern Italy, about 320 BC
Bronze genius depicted as pater familias (1st century AD)
Head of a genius wearing a modius, found at Vindobona, the Roman military camp in Pannonia (2nd century AD)
Genius of Domitian