Ceres
Roman goddess of agriculture
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Ceres
Summary
Ceres is a Roman deity[1]. She ranks in the top 9% of roman_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Ceres's father was Saturn[3].
- Ceres's mother was Rhea[4].
- Ceres's mother was Ops[5].
- A child of Ceres was Proserpina[6].
- Ceres is recorded as female[7].
- Ceres's instance of is recorded as Roman deity[8].
- Ceres's instance of is recorded as agricultural deity[9].
- Ceres's instance of is recorded as goddess[10].
- Ceres is part of Aventine Triad[11].
- Ceres is part of Dii Consentes[12].
- Ceres's Commons category is recorded as Ceres (mythology)[13].
- Ceres's said to be the same as is recorded as Demeter[14].
- Ceres's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ceres (mythology)[15].
- Ceres's worshipped by is recorded as ancient Roman religion[16].
- Ceres's depicted by is recorded as Ceres in the House of Hecuba[17].
- Ceres's depicted by is recorded as Ceres[18].
- Ceres's depicted by is recorded as Statue of Ceres[19].
- Ceres's depicted by is recorded as Ceres/Summer[20].
- Ceres's depicted by is recorded as Statue of Ceres[21].
- Ceres's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[22].
- Ceres's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[23].
- Ceres's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
- Ceres's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
- Ceres's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[26].
- Ceres's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27].
Body
Origins and Family
Ceres's father was Saturn[3]. Mothers listed include Rhea[4], a titan[28] and Ops[5], a goddess[29].
Personal Life
A child of Ceres was Proserpina[6].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Ceres include she[30], a dwarf planet[31].
Why It Matters
Ceres ranks in the top 9% of roman_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month).[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for her include she[30], a dwarf planet[31].