A Pompeian fresco showing two Lares holding a rhyton and situla, a Genius offering at an altar, a flute-player, a servant with a vase, and another leading a pig to the altar. Below: an altar with fruits and eggs between two snakes.
@tommydragna Americans think this too. The founders were heavily inspired by the Roman Republic. The fresco that adorns the inner dome of the Capitol depicts George Washington surrounded by Roman deities as he ascends to becoming a god. https://t.co/DCmxlg6Ax5
Marble altar depicting the Greek myth of Kleobis and Biton.
Their mother, Cydippe, priestess of Hera, prayed that her sons receive the greatest gift the gods could bestow. Hera answered by granting them a peaceful death in their sleep at the height of their youth and strength.