Bible Encyclopedias
Penates
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
The name given by the Romans to their household deities, individually and unitedly, in honour of whom a fire, in charge of the vestal virgins, was kept permanently burning.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Penates'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/penates.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.