lares and penates

noun[plural only]2

1. •
   The household deities of ancient Rome, respectively overseeing the family and its house and storerooms.

   • The particular gods of the household were its lares and penates. — 1995
2. •
   (figurative) One's prized possessions, considered as the protectors or symbols of one's household.

   • I am returned to my own Lares and Penates—to my dogs and cats. — 1775