Lār Laris, m plur. Larēs, um, rarely ium (L.)
LAS-.
I.I. Plur,
the gods of places, protecting deities, Lares
(local tutelar deities): praestites,
guardian gods of the city
, O.: permarini,
tutelar deities of the sea
, L.—Esp.,
the household gods, guardians of the house, domestic deities, Lares
: aedes Larum: immolet porcum Laribus,
H.: Laribus tuum miscet numen,
H.—
II.II. Sing. and plur.,
a hearth, house, dwelling, household, family, abode
: ante suos Lares familiarīs,
at his very hearth
: Lar familiaris, C., S.:
mutare Lares, H.: avitus
apto Cum lare fundus, H.: parvo sub
lare, H.: deserere larem,
O.: pelli lare, O.: avis in ramo tecta laremque parat,
a home
, O.