god
The Lar
the Lar
The household guardian-spirit; Aeneas venerates the 'Pergamean Lar' brought from Troy together with Vesta.
Reading notes
- The Aeneid §5.744 Pergamean Lar
The Trojan household guardian-spirit, worshipped by Aeneas with white-haired Vesta.
- The Aeneid §8.543 hearth-god
The Lar, protective household spirit of Evander's hearth.