Ceres goddess greek name
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Ceres (mythology)
Roman goddess of agriculture
Not to be confused with Keres.
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Seated Ceres from Emerita Augusta, present-day Mérida, Spain (National Museum of Roman Art, 1st century AD) | |
Symbol | sickle, torches, wheat-sheaf, crown of wheatstalks, cornucopia with fruits, cereals, poppy |
Festivals | Cerealia, Ambarvalia |
Parents | Saturn and Ops |
Siblings | Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Vesta, Pluto |
Children | Liber/Bacchus, Libera/Proserpina |
Greek | Demeter |
In ancient Roman religion, Ceres (SEER-eez,[1][2]Latin:[ˈkɛreːs]) was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships.[3] She was originally the central deity in Rome's so-called plebeian or Aventine Triad, then was paired with her daughter Proserpina in what Romans described as "the Greek rites of Ceres".
Her seven-day April festival of Cerealia included the popular Ludi Ceriales (Ceres' games). She was also honoured in the May lustr