Penates Roman Each household had two Penates, spirits or gods who protected the family storeroom.
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Penates Roman Each household had two Penates, spirits or gods who protected the family storeroom. These were family gods, honored at dinnertime when people gave part of every meal to them, pushing part of the dinner--not merely the leftovers--into the family fire. Guarding the pantry was a critical job in the early Roman agricultural society, and people worshiped their Penates in private, often around the hearth where they cooked their food. While the Penates watched over the food supply, the Lares watched over the general well-being of the house.
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