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Greek and Roman religion and mythology therefore
become closely entwined.
Mythology
surrounding Ceres
The mythology and information about the Roman Goddess Ceres
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A major
deity and one of the 12 Olympian Gods
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Jurisdiction: Ceres was
described as being the Roman Goddess of agriculture and abundance
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Mythology: Mythical Family
Tree or Relatives: Ceres was believed to be the Earth Goddess. Ceres was the
daughter of
Saturn and Opis and the sister of Jupiter, Pluto, Neptune, Vesta
and Juno
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Depiction / Description /
Symbol: the wheat seed and grains and the cornucopia, the horn of plenty
symbolising abundance
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Name of equivalent Greek Goddess: Demeter
Sacrifices and
Festivals of the
Roman Goddess
Ceres
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The Cerealia festival was
celebrated on on the 19th April in honor of the earth-goddess
Ceres and connected with the growth of corn
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She was personified and celebrated by women in
secret rituals at the festival of Ambarvalia, held during May
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The completion of the
sowing was celebrated in December with Paganalia,
associated with the earth-goddesses, Ceres and Tellus
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Sacrifices to Ceres - During sacrifices to the
Roman gods the sex of the victim had to correspond to the sex of the
god to whom it was offered. White animals were given to the gods of
the upper world whereas black victims to the gods of the underworld
Roman History and Information about Ceres
There was a temple to Ceres
on the Aventine Hill in the city of Rome and her official
priest was called a flamen. The word cereals derives from
the name of the goddess Ceres due to her association with
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