Lar, plural Lares, in Roman religion

, any of numerous tutelary deities. They were originally gods of the cultivated fields, worshipped by each household at the crossroads where its allotment joined those of others.

Who or what are Lares?

Lares (/ˈlɛəriːz, ˈleɪriːz/ LAIR-eez, LAY-reez, Latin: [ˈlareːs]; archaic Lasēs, singular Lar) were guardian deities in ancient Roman religion. Their origin is uncertain; they may have been hero-ancestors, guardians of the hearth, fields, boundaries, or fruitfulness, or an amalgamation of these.

What are Lares in Pompeii?

Lars; they flank the central figure) and the genius of the household (pictured at the center), thus the term for this kind of shrine: lararium. ... A temple-like architectural framework (aedicula) in stucco frames the painted figures.