Meaning of CERES
| Pronunciation: | | 'seereez
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- [n] the largest asteroid and the first discovered
- [n] (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ce"res\, n. [L., Ceres, also corn, grain, akin to E.
create.]
1. (Class. Myth.) The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the
goddess of corn and tillage.
2. (Actron.) The first discovered asteroid.
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| | Related Terms: | | Agdistis, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Ate, Athena, Baal, Bacchus, Cora, corn god, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter, Despoina, Diana, Dionysos, Dionysus, Dis, Eros, fertility god, Flora, forest god, Frey, Gaea, Gaia, Ge, Great Mother, Hades, Helios, Hephaestus, Hera, Here, Hermes, Hestia, Hymen, Hyperion, Isis, Jove, Juno, Jupiter, Jupiter Fidius, Jupiter Fulgur, Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Pluvius, Jupiter Tonans, Kore, Kronos, Magna Mater, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Mithras, Momus, Neptune, Nike, Olympians, Olympic gods, Ops, Orcus, Pan, Persephassa, Persephone, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, Pluto, Pomona, Poseidon, Priapus, Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhea, Saturn, Tellus, Triptolemos, Triptolemus, vegetation spirit, Venus, Vesta, Vulcan, Zeus |
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