In addition to the deities, and their celestial servants (shedu and gallu), there are lesser entities of a more worldly orientation. These are known as genus loci, lares, pentates, geniuses and saints.
All save the saints may be considered to be numinae.
Lares (singular: lar): These are guardian spirits of houses and places. range from the spirits of entire countries and seas, to the rivers, towns, mountains, down to the spirit of a particular village or hill. The greater lares are worshipped in temples, the lesser in chapels, at small altars, or at sacred trees or menhirs. Some receive no worship at all. Some lares may be nymphs who have adapted to the intrusions of humanity.
Penates are the guardian gods of homes and storerooms. Every home has a penate icon, and a brief prayer is said to it before every meal. Among common farmers, the penate and the lar are usually the same figure.
Geniuses: These are the spirits of families, somehow derived from the ancestor or ancestors of the family, and associated with the current head of the family. Intermarriage between families, and the fact that geniuses are not named (except as "the genius of Bois-Alsante", among commoners not at all), means that it is unclear how many geniuses there are. Geniuses are invoked every morning at the household shrine, and are given particular attention at births, name-giving, coming-of-age, marriages and funerals.
Saints (also known as daimons): Saints are historical or legendary figures who lived a life of such virtue, that they have become demigods after death. For instance, Saint Roland is considered the patron saint of knights, and the epitome of valour. The saints are also considered to be igigi or anunnaki. Some people see cults grow up around their daimons in their own lifetime. One such person is grand master Valdemar Whitelock.