Lares
From Theosopedia
(L.). The astral shells of deceased ancestors. The term is used by early Latin writers particularly Apuleius. Helena P. BLAVATSKY says that there are three kinds of lares: lares familiares, the guardians of the family circle; lares parvi, small idols used for divinations and augury; and lares praestites, which were supposed to maintain order among the others. (Th. Glossary). See LARVA.
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