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In ancient Roman religion, Ceres (/ ˈ s ɪər iː z / SEER-eez, [1] [2] Latin:) 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".
Proserpina replaced or was combined with the ancient Roman fertility goddess Libera, whose principal cult was housed in the Aventine temple of the grain-goddess Ceres, along with the wine god Liber. Each of these three deities occupied their own cella at the temple. Their cults were served or supervised by a male public priesthood.
Seated Ceres from Emerita Augusta, present-day Mérida, Spain. In ancient Roman religion, the Cerealia / s ɪər iː ˈ eɪ l i ə / was the major festival celebrated for the grain goddess Ceres. It was held for seven days from mid- to late April. Various agricultural festivals were held in the "last half of April".
Articles relating to the goddess Ceres and her cult. She was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships.The Romans saw her as the counterpart of the Greek goddess Demeter, whose mythology was reinterpreted for Ceres in Roman art and literature.
The worship of Demeter and Persephone were introduced in Rome as the worship of Ceres and Proserpina, as well as the Roman versions of Thesmophoria (sacrum anniversarium) and Eleusinian Mysteries (initia Ceres), where Roman wives and daughters sacrificed a sow and enacted the drama between the goddess and her daughter. [1]
Mat Zemlya, ancient goddess of the earth; Mokosh, goddess of fertility, moisture, women, the earth, and death. One of the oldest and only goddess in the slavic religion, Old Kievan pantheon of AD 980 mentions Mokoš, which survives in East Slavic folk traditions. Known as a woman who in the evening spins flax and wool, shears sheep, and has a ...
Dea Dia (Latin: "Goddess of Daylight", or "Bright Goddess") was a goddess of fertility and growth in ancient Roman religion. She was sometimes identified with Ceres, and sometimes with her Greek equivalent Demeter. [1] She was worshiped during Ambarvalia, a festival to Ceres. [2]
Ceres (workstation), a computer workstation built at ETH Zürich; Ceres series (disambiguation), several series of postage stamps representing the goddess Ceres; Ceres Chess Engine, an experimental chess engine that uses Leela Chess Zero networks; Plural of cere, a part of the bill of certain birds; Pheidole ceres, a species of big-headed ant