Semōnes
The Latin name for certain supernatural beings. They appear to have been, like the Lares, a
kind of Genii, or demigods, and guardian deities of the State. The word has often been
connected with
se-, to sow (cf.
se-men); and would
thus mean “sowers.” Others would make it
sehomōnes, demigods. On the Semones and Semo Sancus, see
Sancus.