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'''Ceres''' is the Goddess of agriculture. During a drought in 496 BCE, the ''Sibylline Books'' ordered the institution of the worship of Demeter, Dionysus and Persephone, called by the Latin names ''Ceres'', ''Liber'' and ''Libera''. Ceres was the Goddess of the plebeians: the ''Ædiles Plebis'' cared for her temple and had their official residences in it, and were responsible for the games at the [[Cerealia]], her original festival on April 12-19. There was a women's 9-day fast and festival when women offered the first corn harvest to ''Ceres'', originally celebrated every five years, but later - by the time of Augustus - held every October 4.
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[[Image:Ceres courtesy of Vroma.jpg|left|frame]] '''Ceres''' is the Goddess of agriculture. During a drought in 496 BCE, the ''Sibylline Books'' ordered the institution of the worship of Demeter, Dionysus and Persephone, called by the Latin names ''Ceres'', ''Liber'' and ''Libera''. Ceres was the Goddess of the plebeians: the ''Aediles Plebis'' cared for her temple and had their official residences in it, and were responsible for the games in her honour -- the Ludi Cereales -- her original festival in April. There was a women's 9-day fast and festival when women offered the first corn harvest to ''Ceres'', originally celebrated every five years, but later - by the time of Augustus - held every October 4.
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Ceres courtesy of Vroma.jpg
Ceres is the Goddess of agriculture. During a drought in 496 BCE, the Sibylline Books ordered the institution of the worship of Demeter, Dionysus and Persephone, called by the Latin names Ceres, Liber and Libera. Ceres was the Goddess of the plebeians: the Aediles Plebis cared for her temple and had their official residences in it, and were responsible for the games in her honour -- the Ludi Cereales -- her original festival in April. There was a women's 9-day fast and festival when women offered the first corn harvest to Ceres, originally celebrated every five years, but later - by the time of Augustus - held every October 4.
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