Usually means: Household gods of ancient Rome.
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  19. Penates: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (penates)

noun:  (Roman mythology) The household deities thought to watch over the houses and storerooms of ancient Rome.
noun:  (figuratively) Synonym of household deities in other contexts.

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