This afternoon, I visited an exhibition on Pompeii and saw a couple of interesting items that no respectable Roman householder would have been without, for fear of dire consequences. In fact (and though they hadn't done him much good), a certain legendary hero is said to have rescued the ones that belonged to his family and transported them to a new home, when his old one went up in smoke. What was I looking at?

peasypod

I was thinking of Lares, originally, but then I remember the erotic air of Pompeii and Penates came to mind. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lares Mar 24 06, 5:23 PM

lanfranco

A yay, peasy! Lares would have done just fine, since, sadly, there weren't any Penates on view (though I would have accepted either answer). I did see this charming little silver fertility pendant, which was a remarkably lifelike representation in miniature of -- well, you get the idea. And as for the hero, it was, of course, Aeneas. There's a wonderful painting by Federico Barocci of Aeneas fleeing the burning Troy, carrying his father Anchises, who clutches the family Lares and Penates. It appears on this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeneas Mar 24 06, 5:32 PM

peasypod

Why thankyou, dearie, a Golden Penate for me then? Remembering back to my last trip to Pompeii, I distinctly recall alot of 'merchandise' for sale outside the excavation site, and naturally, I just had to get my mother an apron with, well, you know. I couldn't resist. She was not impressed. ;) Mar 24 06, 5:39 PM

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