I think I could literally talk with you about Roman daemons for waaaaaaay too long, but I have a morning class to TA! So I will post once I'm coherent and out of class in the a.m. :)

I like your thoughts on the snakes, especially Servilia! And how disappointed would she be in Brutus' daemon? Descendant of two illustrious families and he gets an overgrown weasel. Oh, and the legions *would* snatch up children young (I'm thinking Spartans training up babies young) to train them just the right way - loyal but bloodthirsty. Hounds of war indeed!