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From, A Handbook of Mythology, New York 1886{ } = Page Numbers in the print edition, [ ] = Footnote Numbers Table of Contents \ Greek Fonts \ More Greek Resources HOMER PLATO ARISTOTLE THE GREEK OLD TESTAMENT (SEPTUAGINT) THE NEW TESTAMENT PLOTINUS DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE MAXIMUS CONFESSOR SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN CAVAFY More... Page 53 CERES. The Roman Ceres is actually the Greek Demeter under another name, her attributes, worship, festivals, &c., being precisely identical. The Romans were indebted to Sicily for this divinity, her worship having been introduced by the Greek colonists who settled there. The Cerealia, or festivals in honour of Ceres, commenced on the 12th of April, and lasted several days. Previous Page / First / Next
From, A Handbook of Mythology, New York 1886{ } = Page Numbers in the print edition, [ ] = Footnote Numbers
Table of Contents \ Greek Fonts \ More Greek Resources
HOMER
PLATO
ARISTOTLE
THE GREEK OLD TESTAMENT (SEPTUAGINT)
THE NEW TESTAMENT
PLOTINUS
DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE
MAXIMUS CONFESSOR
SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN
CAVAFY
More...
CERES.
The Roman Ceres is actually the Greek Demeter under another name, her attributes, worship, festivals, &c., being precisely identical.
The Romans were indebted to Sicily for this divinity, her worship having been introduced by the Greek colonists who settled there.
The Cerealia, or festivals in honour of Ceres, commenced on the 12th of April, and lasted several days.
Cf. A Day in Old Athens * A Short History of Greek PhilosophyToynbee, Ancient Greek History and the West * Livingstone, On the Ancient Greek Literature
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