Talk:Di Penates

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They were usually represented with a disproportioned penis and their statues were above the entrance door (or sometimes over the roofs) of Roman houses and villas.

This is from a previous version of the article, which assumed that penates came from penis, the Latin word for tail. Given that it actually comes from penus, referring to stored stuff, I think it needs to be reviewed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Josh Grosse (talk • contribs) 20 October 2003

In all my studies of the romans, I have never heard of any such disproportioned statues, and if this is true I was also misled about the derivation of the name. I think it needs to be heavily researched before it's re-added. I'll add this to my watch list and see what I can do. Ministry of Silly Walks 03:46, 3 January 2007 (UTC)