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Note: Do not rely on this information. It is very old.
Lares
Lares, in the early religion of Rome, were spirits of ancestors buried within the family abode and worshipped by the household. Lar was probably an Etruscan word meaning "lord." There were other Lares, also tutelary, but of a more public character.