Goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility, and motherhood. Her cult was central to Roman plebeian identity. Mother of Proserpina (Persephone). Roman equivalent of Demeter.
Goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility, and motherhood. Her cult was central to Roman plebeian identity. Mother of Proserpina (Persephone). Roman equivalent of Demeter.
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Historical texts and references
“Thou mayst not be the son-in-law of Ceres against her will. The girl should have been asked of her mother, not carried away.”
