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Rh That the worship of ancestors was widely spread among the Slavs may be considered an established fact: the Slavs looked  upon their forefathers as guardian penates who were deeply  concerned about the happiness both of the family and of their  dwelling; and the origin of many mythological beings, especially the penates, may be traced back to this kind of ancestor-cult.