Ceres
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A Roman goddess who protects crops and farming
- proper noun
- /ˈsɪərɪs/
- Literature
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Ceres
- Ceres's portion of her joint song with Juno amounts to the blessing of harvest upon the couple:
And the fruits consumed are the living Ceres and Bacchus themselves consumed.
- And the fruits consumed are the living Ceres and Bacchus themselves consumed.
Examples
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Ceres, most bounteous lady,
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Ceres, the goddess Ceres, Ceres Augusta, So the Augustan version of Ceres.
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Scarcity and want shall shun you, Ceres' blessing so is on you.
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In ancient Rome, Ceres was worshipped as the goddess of agriculture and the harvest.
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During the festival dedicated to Ceres, farmers offered prayers for a good crop yield.
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Many myths tell stories of Ceres searching for her daughter, Proserpina, who was taken by Pluto.
Synonyms
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A Greek goddess of farming, birth, and marriage
is the Roman counterpart with the same agricultural and fertility role
Surface Forms
Ceres main
Etymology
Ceres is the name of the Roman goddess of agriculture, and her name is the source of the English word cereal, which means 'grain foods'.