Penates of Troy
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The Penates of Troy are the household and state guardian deities from Trojan tradition that, according to Roman myth, were brought to Italy by Aeneas and became central to early Roman religious identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penates of Troy canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trojan deities
ⓘ
deities ⓘ household gods ⓘ state guardian deities ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aeneas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broughtBy | Aeneas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broughtTo | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Household gods in classical antiquity
ⓘ
Roman deities ⓘ Trojans in mythology ⓘ |
| centralTo | early Roman religious identity ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Lavinium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
guardians of food stores
ⓘ
guardians of the household hearth ⓘ protectors of the Roman state ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | Penates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Aeneid Book II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aeneid Book III NERFINISHED ⓘ Aeneid Book VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent | Fall of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythType | foundation myth of Rome ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman domestic cult
ⓘ
Roman state cult ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Lares
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vesta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman religion
ⓘ
Trojan religion ⓘ |
| role |
household protectors
ⓘ
protectors of the state ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
continuity between Troy and Rome
ⓘ
legitimacy of Roman origins ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Latium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.