Ceres

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Gender Feminine
Usage Roman Mythology
Pronounced Pron. KEH-rehs(Latin) SIR-eez(English)

Meaning & History

Derived from the Indo-European root *ker- meaning "grow, increase". In Roman mythology Ceres was the goddess of agriculture, equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.