lares and penates

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Her lares and penates range from Ella Fitzgerald to Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee.

From Time Magazine Archive

But his father had thoughtfully taken an armful of lares and penates; and the accommodating nature of his son was, therefore, more conspicuous.

From Cobwebs from an Empty Skull by Bierce, Ambrose

Thereupon the inner habitants of the deserted equipages emerged from amid their lares and penates, and met face to face.

From From a Bench in Our Square by Adams, Samuel Hopkins

Bear it reverently to your home, hang it among your lares and penates, cherish it, and dying, mention it within your will, bequeathing it as a rich legacy unto your issue!

From Lone Star Planet by Piper, H. Beam

Here were her lares and penates; and she was a goddess among lesser household gods.

From The Car of Destiny by Both, Armand