The Household Gods, called Penates in Latin, are the guardian gods of Trojan domestic and family life that Aeneas carries all the way to Latium. They embody the Trojans' ancestors and past, and, as Aeneas establishes them in Italy, they align Aeneas's new home with Troy and tradition. (Romans during Virgil's time kept shrines to their own Penates in their homes, which provided an outlet to remember and worship their forefathers.)