Like the Lares, the Penates ( also known as the inner ones)were a pair of god who protected Roman households. They were usaully depicted as youths, and their statue present. in every Roman home. The name Penates has same root as the word penetralia which means pantry, and hence they became gods of the table and the larder.
When a Roman family sat down to a meal, the hrad of the household offered some of thefood to the Penates before the family members themselves were served. It was said that the Penates were originally Trojan deities, anf that Aeneas brought them to central Italy when he came to settle there eventually, they became the guardian deities in Rome.
god of the pantry
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The Penates were the patron gods of the storeroom and the household. In some Roman homes, it was the custom to move their statues from the home shrine to the dining table when the family were about to eat.
THE DIOSCURI
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Pairs of deities were dear to the Romans. The devine twins Castor and Pollux, also known as the Dioscuri, were revered as protectors of soldiers, and sailors.
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