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Gods and Goddesses
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 Ceres
Historical Thread
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This is the thread for discussion on the goddess Ceres and for information about the Flamen Cerialis as well as the cult of Cerialia.
We are uncertain about if she really had her own Flamines since not all sources mention her.
Ceres was the goddess of cereal crops, and more general with the regenerative forces of nature. Originally identified with the Greek goddess Demeter, her cult was introduced in Rome in 499 BCE (or 496 BCE) after a famine. Her temple stood at the foot of the Aventine Hill, probably on the location of the church Santa Maria in Cosmedin in the Forum Boarium.
The cult of Ceres was associated with the cult of Liber and Libera, and the Temple of Ceres might have had three cellae like the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus.
Ceres had a special priest appointed, the Flamen Cerialis, and she was cebrated at the Cerialia.
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Italic origins (* Moravius Horatius, May 6, 2004 - 05:12 ) A very interesting post, Moravius (* Maria Marius, May 4, 2004 - 17:21 ) Ceres, Liber, and Libera (* Moravius Horatius, May 4, 2004 - 16:52 ) First Background Source (* Proserpina Curius, Mar 12, 2003 - 03:40 ) Cerealia Festival (* Proserpina Curius, Feb 23, 2003 - 21:52 )|
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