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What is the goddess Ceres' family history?
Ceres, the Roman goddess of crops and fertility, is the counterpart of Greek Demeter, sister of Zeus, and the daughter of Cronus and Rhea.
Who is Ceres?
Cere's is the Roman goddess of agriculture and was the daughter of Saturn and Opsis. (C/Kronus and Rhea respectivly.)
What was the Greek goddess Demeter most famous for?
Demeter, [Ceres for the Romans] goddess of grain and fertility was famous for the abduction of her daughter Persephone and the Eleusinian Mysteries.She also almost married her brother, Zeus. Demeter is the Greek goddess of harvest, and her Roman name is Ceres.
Who was the goddess of grain and the harvest?
Demeter in Greek. Ceres in Roman.
How did the romans worship the goddess Ceres?
Ceres cult took many forms. She was the central deity in Rome's so-called plebeian or Aventine Triad (Ceres, Liber and Libera) , and was paired with her daughter Proserpina in what Romans described as "the Greek rites of Ceres". She played an essential role in Roman marriage and in funeral rites.Her seven-day April festival of Cerealia included the popular Ludi Ceriales (Ceres' games). She was honored in the May lustration of fields at the Ambarvalia festival, and at harvest-time. She is the only one of Rome's many agricultural deities to be listed among the Di Consentes (six gods and six goddesses);Juno, Vesta, Minerva, Ceres, Diana, VenusMars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Vulcan, ApolloRome's equivalent to the Twelve Olympians of Greek mythology.
