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| − | (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. | + | (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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(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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