Ceres (mythology)

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This statue depicting Ceres holding wheat is on display at the Louvre in Paris, France.

In Roman mythology, Ceres was the goddess of growing plants (particularly cereals) and of motherly love. Her name derives from the Proto-Indo-European root "ker", meaning "to grow", which is also the root for the words "create" and "increase".

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