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Definition of Ceres

1. Noun. (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter.

Definition of Ceres

1. n. The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the goddess of corn and tillage.

Definition of Ceres

1. Proper noun. (Roman god) The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter. ¹

2. Proper noun. (astronomy) A celestial body orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the largest asteroid and innermost dwarf planet; officially called (term 1 Ceres 1 '''Ceres'''). ¹

3. Noun. (plural of cere) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ceres

1. cere [v] - See also: cere

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ceres

Literary usage of Ceres

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Greek and Roman [mythology] by William Sherwood Fox (1916)
"Ceres. — Ceres and her male counterpart, Cerus (who was snuffed out early), were among the oldest of the Italic gods. Ceres was closely associated with ..."

2. The Mythology of All Races by John Arnott MacCulloch, Louis Herbert Gray, George Foot Moore, Alice Werner (1916)
"Ceres. — Ceres and her male counterpart, Cerus (who was snuffed out early), were among the oldest of the Italic gods. Ceres was closely associated with ..."

3. The Complete Works of John Lyly by John Lyly (1902)
"Ceres. What may protect my virgines that they may neuer loue ? oo Cupid. ... Ceres. What requires! thou of men ? 15 Cupid. That onely shall be knowne to men ..."

4. The Popular Science Monthly (1878)
"Ceres was found to be traveling in an orbit corresponding in the most satisfactory manner with Bode's law. According to that law the missing planet's ..."

5. Greek and Roman [mythology] by William Sherwood Fox (1916)
"Ceres. — Ceres and her male counterpart, Cerus (who was snuffed out early), were among the oldest of the Italic gods. Ceres was closely associated with ..."

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