Lares - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Lares: Encyclopedia - Lares
Jupiter Mars Quirinus Vesta Juno Fortuna Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Lares The Flamens Penates Genius Manes Larvae Lemur...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lare: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Lare
LARE - Ancestral spirits who are evolving within the Spirit world. They assist & protect members of the former Clan. They are wors...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lares: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Lares
LARES Ancient Roman (prob. originally Etruscan) household Gods. Every home has its own individual God whose propitiation and honor gua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brownie Elf: Encyclopedia - Brownie Elf
A brownie, broonie (Lowland Scots) or ùruisg/brùnaidh (Scottish Gaelic) is a legendary kind of elf popular in folklore around England a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vulcan: Encyclopedia - Vulcan
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lupercalia: Encyclopedia - Lupercalia
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Larvae: Encyclopedia - Larvae
The word Larvae also is the plural of larva, the juvenile form of animals with indirect development. See larva. Jupiter Mars Quirinus Ve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carmenta: Encyclopedia - Carmenta
Jupiter Mars Quirinus Vesta Juno Fortuna Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Lares The Flamens Bona Dea Carmenta Camenae Dea Dia C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Di Penates: Encyclopedia - Di Penates
In Roman mythology, the Di Penates or briefly Penates were originally patron gods (really geniuses) of the storeroom, later becoming hous...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bona Dea: Encyclopedia - Bona Dea
Jupiter Mars Quirinus Vesta Juno Fortuna Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Lares The Flamens Bona Dea Carmenta Camenae Dea Dia C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augur: Encyclopedia - Augur
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jupiter God: Encyclopedia - Jupiter God
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ceres Mythology: Encyclopedia - Ceres Mythology
Jupiter Mars Quirinus Vesta Juno Fortuna Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Lares The Flamens Bona Dea Carmenta Camenae Dea Dia C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venus Mythology: Encyclopedia - Venus Mythology
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacred King: Encyclopedia - Sacred King
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Volturnus: Encyclopedia - Volturnus
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Convector: Encyclopedia - Convector
In Roman mythology, the god Convector oversaw the bringing in of the crops from the fields. Other related archivesBona Dea, Camenae, Car...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vesta Mythology: Encyclopedia - Vesta Mythology
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeneads: Encyclopedia - Aeneads
In Roman mythology, the Aeneads were the friends, family and companions of Aeneas, with whom they fled from Troy after the Trojan War. Vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amulius: Encyclopedia - Amulius
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dea Dia: Encyclopedia - Dea Dia
In Roman mythology, Dea Dia is the goddess of growth. She was worshipped at Ambarvalia, in May. Her priests were called Fratres Arvales. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manes: Encyclopedia - Manes
In Roman mythology, the Manes were the souls of deceased love ones. As minor spirits, they were similar to the Lares, Genii and Di Penate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Religion: Encyclopedia - Roman Religion
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tutelary: Encyclopedia - Tutelary
A tutelary spirit is a god, usually a minor god, who serves as the guardian or watcher over a particular site, person, or nation. Belief ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeneid: Encyclopedia - Aeneid
The Aeneid is a Latin epic written by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE) that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Mythology: Encyclopedia - Roman Mythology
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontifex Maximus: Encyclopedia - Pontifex Maximus
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperial Cult: Encyclopedia - Imperial Cult
An Imperial cult is a cult in which an Emperor, or a dynasty of emperors, are worshipped as demigods or deities. Imperial cult - Ancient ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arval Brethren: Encyclopedia - Arval Brethren
Arval Brethren (latin: Fratres Arvales) were a body of priests in ancient Rome who offered annual sacrifices to lares and gods to guarant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acca Larentia: Encyclopedia - Acca Larentia
In Roman mythology, Acca Larentia was Hercules' mistress after he won her in a game of dice (Macrobius i. 10; Plutarch, Romulus, 4, 5, Qu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consualia: Encyclopedia - Consualia
The Consuales Ludi or Consualia is a festival which honors Consus, the god of counsel, and the one who protects the harvest which is in s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brownie Elf: Encyclopedia Ii - Brownie Elf - Modern Culture
Brownies were popularized in the humoristic poems of Canadian artist and author Palmer Cox. By extension, the name of Brownies was given ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tomte: Encyclopedia Ii - Tomte - Temperament
Despite his smallness, the tomte/nisse possessed an immense strength. Even though he was protective and caring he was easy to offend, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tomte: Encyclopedia Ii - Tomte - The Heathen Tomte
The tomte was not always a popular figure: Like most creatures of folklore he would be seen as heathen and become connected to the Devil....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tomte: Encyclopedia Ii - Tomte - The Modern Tomte
In the 1840's the farm's "nisse" became the bearer of Christmas presents in Denmark, and was then called "julenisse". In 1881, the Swedis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tomte: Encyclopedia Ii - Tomte - Similar Folklore
The tomte/nisse shares many aspects with other Scandinavian wights, such as the Swedish vättar or the Norwegian tusser. These beings are...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lares: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Lares
Lares (Latin). These were of three kinds: Lares familiares, the guardians and invisible presidents of the family circle; Lares parvi, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adam Birch: Encyclopedia Ii - Adam Birch - In Wrestling
Adam Birch - Managers. Candie Alexis Laree Luxurious Lynne Melina Adam Birch - Finishing and signature moves. Virginia Necktie (Ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperial Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperial Cult - Ancient Rome
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tarom: Encyclopedia Ii - Tarom - History
Tarom traces its origins to the year 1920 when the French-Romanian Company For Air Navigation, (CFRNA) was formed. The airline used Frenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Filiberto Ojeda Ríos: Encyclopedia Ii - Filiberto Ojeda Ríos - Death
On September 23, 2005, the anniversary of "el Grito de Lares" ("The Cry of Lares") members of the FBI surrounded a modest home in the out...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lares: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Lares
Lares (Latin) (from Etruscan lars conductor, leader)   The tutelary household deities, or godlings, regarded as the souls of dece...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Religion - Early Roman Religion
Archaic Roman "mythology", at least concerning the gods, was made up not of narratives, but rather of complex interrelations between gods...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vilna Troupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Vilna Troupe - Bucharest
In 1923, the Vilna troupe came to Bucharest at the invitation of Isidor Goldenberg of the Jigniţa Theater. At the time, the troupe inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Kingdom - Election Of The King
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Kingdom - Election Of The King
Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enga Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Enga Province - Human Geography
The Papua New Guinea census of 2000 lists the population of Enga at 295,031 people, although the accuracy of the census is questionable. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angerona: Encyclopedia - Angerona
In Roman mythology, Angerona or Angeronia was an old Roman goddess, whose name and functions are variously explained. According to ancien...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeneas: Encyclopedia - Aeneas
Aeneas (Greek: Αινείας, Aineías) was a Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite (Venus in Roman sources)...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mania: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Mania
Mania (Latin) In Latin mythology the mother of lares or dii lares, and likewise the guardian or possibly even the source of the manes;...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lararium: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Lararium
Lararium (Latin). An apartment in the house of ancient Romans where the Lares or household gods were preserved, with other family reli...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lararium: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Lararium
Lararium (Latin) A shrine for holding the lares (images of the household gods) and similar relics in the houses of ancient Romans. &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lemures: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Lemures
Lemures (Latin) Shades of the departed; used in archaic Rome for a class of entities of the underworld or the astral light, in an incl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nusku: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Nusku
Nusku (Babylonian) Prominent Babylonian and Assyrian deity of light and fire, very closely associated with the god Girru or Gibil. As ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Larva: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Larva
Larva (Latin) A ghost, phantom; used by certain Latin writers, such as Apuleius (2nd century), for the animal souls or astral-vital sh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Teraphim: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Teraphim
Teraphim (Hebrew) The household, family, or domestic idols or gods of the Jews, popularly consulted for divination; in many respects c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Khu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Khu
Khu (Egyptian) The human spirit-soul, closely connected with the heart (ab), and considered to be everlasting; usually depicted in hie...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Titans: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Titans
Titans (Greek) In Greek mythology, builders of worlds, often called cosmocratores, and as microcosmic entities the progenitors of huma...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sacrifice: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sacrifice
Sacrifice The performance of sacred rites, but with the more restricted sense of ceremonies of invocation, communion, or propitiation ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancestor Worship: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ancestor Worship
Ancestor Worship A cult widely observed among peoples and usually defined as the cult of the spirits of parents and forefathers. It im...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Principles: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Principles
Principles A beginning, foundation, source, or essence from which things proceed; principles are thus the fundamental essences out of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feast Of The Lemures: Encyclopedia - Feast Of The Lemures
In Roman religion, the Feast of the Lemures, called the Lemuralia or Lemuria, was a feast during which the ancient Romans performed rites...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aius Locutius: Encyclopedia - Aius Locutius
Aius Locutius is a Roman legend. In 390 BC, the Gauls moved in the direction of Rome, the capital of the Roman Republic. According to Rom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1868: Encyclopedia - 1868
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lupercus: Encyclopedia - Lupercus
In Roman mythology, Lupercus was a name for Faunus as well as another god. Lupercus was the god of shepherds. His festival (along with Fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camenae: Encyclopedia - Camenae
In Roman mythology, the Camenae were originally goddesses of springs, wells and fountains, or water nymphs of Venus . They were wise, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tommy Dreamer: Encyclopedia Ii - Tommy Dreamer - Wrestling Facts
Tommy Dreamer - Finishing and signature moves. Spicolli Driver (Death Valley driver) Dreamer DDT (Snap DDT) Dreamer-Driver (Scoop slam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tommy Dreamer: Encyclopedia Ii - Tommy Dreamer - Wrestling Facts
Tommy Dreamer - Finishing and signature moves. Spicolli Driver (Death Valley driver) Dreamer DDT (Snap DDT) Dreamer-Driver (Scoop slam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juno Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Juno Mythology - Place In Roman Culture
Every year, on the first of March, women held a festival in honor of Juno called the Matronalia. Another festival in her honor, the Nonae...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venus Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Venus Mythology - Venus In Other Mythologies
In addition to Turan and Aphrodite, other figures possibly corresponding to Venus are: Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli in Aztec mythology Kukulcan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Kingdom - Rome Under The Kings
Roman Kingdom - The Reign of Romulus. Romulus was not only Rome's first King but also the city's founder. In 753 BC, Romulus began buil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janus Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Janus Mythology - Janus In Popular Culture
Janus is referred in the 1995 movie adaptation of Judge Dredd. Janus is the name of the project where the DNA of all elder judges have be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minerva: Encyclopedia Ii - Minerva - Titles And Roles
The name "Minerva" may come from the Indo-European root *men-, from which "mental" and "mind" are also derived. However, the non-Indo-Eur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontifex Maximus: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontifex Maximus - Origins Duties And Development Of The Pagan Pontifices
In the Roman Republic, the Pontifex Maximus was the highest office in the polytheistic Roman religion, which was very much a state cult. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Numa Pompilius: Encyclopedia Ii - Numa Pompilius - Ascent To The Throne
In the year 716 BC, after almost 38 years of unchallenged rule, Romulus was dead. Though it was thought that the Senate had him killed, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of City Nicknames In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of City Nicknames In The United States - Cities By State
List of city nicknames in the United States - Alabama. Birmingham The Magic City The Pittsburgh of the South Da Ham Bombingham Deca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of City Nicknames: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of City Nicknames - Patterns
There are some common types of city nicknames. List of city nicknames - Agricultural or Industrial Capitals. Many cities have nicknames...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeneid: Encyclopedia Ii - Aeneid - Story
Virgil begins his poem with a statement of his theme (Arma virumque cano…, "I sing of arms and the man...") and an invocation to his Mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacred King: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacred King - In Roman Religion
Frazer borrowed an image for his concept from Roman religion. When the Roman Republic overthrew the Roman Kingdom in 510 BC, the notion p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Religion - Decline Of The Roman Religion
The distinctions among philosophy, religion, cult and superstition that would be made by an educated Roman of the 1st century BC can be r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Mythology - Nature Of Early Roman Myth
One might almost say that the archaic Romans did not have myths. That is to say: until their poets began to borrow from Greek models in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1868: Encyclopedia Ii - 1868 - Events
1868 - January—April. January 3 - Meiji Emperor declares "Meiji Restoration", his own restoration to full power, against the support...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jupiter God: Encyclopedia Ii - Jupiter God - Jupiter And Roman Sovereignty
The several aspects of sovereignty implied by some of Jupiter's titles are made explicit in the legendary history of early Rome (as trans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontifex Maximus: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontifex Maximus - Origins, Duties, And Development Of The Pagan Pontifices
In the Roman Republic, the Pontifex Maximus was the highest office in the polytheistic Roman religion, which was very much a state cult. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Numa Pompilius: Encyclopedia Ii - Numa Pompilius - Reign And Religious Reforms
The first thing Numa did after his entrance into government was to dismiss the Celeres, a band of three hundred men who had served as Rom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Numa Pompilius: Encyclopedia Ii - Numa Pompilius - Administration
Numa next set his eyes on land distribution. It is very clear that it was this king who first prescribed bounds to the territory of Rome....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperial Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperial Cult - Haile Selassie And The Rastafari
An imperial cult of a totally different dimension occurred also in the 20th century. Thousands of miles from where the Ethiopian Emperor ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Religion - Absorption Of Other Religions
Etruscan mythology provided the context out of which Roman culture and religious beliefs evolved. Early in the history of the Roman Repub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontifex Maximus: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontifex Maximus - Legacy
Pontifex Maximus - Christian usage. In Christian circles, when Tertullian furiously applied the term to Pope Callixtus I, with whom he ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Religion - Late Republic And Imperial Religion
As contact with the Greeks increased, the old Roman gods became associated with Greek gods. Therefore Jupiter was perceived to be the sam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Religion - Religious Festivals
The Roman religious calendar reflected Rome's hospitality to the cults and deities of conquered territories. Roman religious festivals kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Kingdom - The Kings Of Rome
Before the Roman Emperors and the Consuls, Rome was a monarchy governed by Kings (Latin: Rex). The Kings, excluding Romulus as the city's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeneid: Encyclopedia Ii - Aeneid - Form And Tradition
The Aeneid (IPA English pronunciation: [ə'niːɪd]; in Latin Aeneis, pronounced [aɪ'neɪ.ɪs] — the title is Greek in form: genitive ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeneid: Encyclopedia Ii - Aeneid - The History Of The Aeneid
The poetry of the Aeneid is polished and complex; legend has it that Virgil wrote only three lines of the poem each day. Although the wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Numa Pompilius: Encyclopedia Ii - Numa Pompilius - Early Life
Numa Pompilius was born on the day Romulus founded the city of Rome. He was the youngest of four sons to Pomponius, an illustrious man. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Mythology - Native Roman And Italic Gods
The Roman ritual practice of the official priesthoods clearly distinguishes two classes of gods, the di indigetes and the de novensides o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minerva: Encyclopedia Ii - Minerva - Worship
Ovid called her the "goddess of a thousand works." Minerva was worshipped throughout Italy, though only in Rome did she take on a warlike...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeneid: Encyclopedia Ii - Aeneid - Context
The work was written at a time of major change in Rome, both political and social. The Republic had fallen, civil war had ripped apart so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Kingdom - Public Offices After The Monarchy
To replace the leadership of the kings, a new office was created with the title of Consul. Initially, the Consuls possessed all of the ki...   » Read the article

Article - Theosophy Sitemap I - L
This is a sitemap for Theosophy - L . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.   ...   » Read the article