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∙ 15y agoDemeter's Roman name was Ceres.
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What is a word that comes from Demeter?
Cereal comes from Ceres who is the Roman equivalent to Demeter
What was the roman name for Demeter?
Ceres alike cereal.
A breakfast food from the roman goddess of agriculture?
cereal ceres is her roman name demeter is her greek name The question should be "What breakfast food comes from the GREEK name Demeter
Who is the Greek goddess Ceres?
Ceres is not a Greek god she is Roman. She is the Greek equivalent to Demeter Goddess of Agriculture. This is how we got the name for cereal.
Which Roman god is named after cereal?
There was no Roman god named after cereal. Instead, 'cereal' is derived from the name of a Roman goddess, Ceres, who was the goddess of grain and the harvest. Her Greek equivalent was Demeter.
What were the major accomplishments of the goddess Demeter?
Goddess Demeter was associated especially with grain. We now partially use her Roman name as what we would call cereal. (The resemblance Ceres her roman name Cereal the name we use for a grain food)
How is Demeter unique?
All of the Greek gods and goddesses are unique. Demeter is unique because she is the goddess of harvest, just like Zeus is the god of the sky and Aphrodite is the goddess of love. The Romans called Demeter "Ceres", from which we get our word "cereal".
How does cereal pertain to greek god Demeter?
The word "cereal" comes from Demeter's Latin name, Ceres. We tend to think of cereal as the breakfast food that is sugar coated and comes in a box with a prize. But the word literally means "a grain used for food" or "the grass which produces as grain used for food". Demeter was the goddess of the Harvest, Grains and was responsible for the fertility of the soil. Grains were particularly important, especially in Rome, because they were used to make bread, a tremendous staple.
Which food were Demeter and Persephone linked with?
Demeter was the goddess of Agriculture and was typically linked with cereal grains such as wheat. Persephone was the goddess of spring-time and wasn't linked with food as much as she was with flowers.
What did the ancient greek religion Demeter believe in?
Demeter wasn't a religion, it was a Greek Goddess that focused on harvest of the Earth. There were cults dedicated to Demeter they focused on making sacrifices to Demeter in exchange for good growth and harvest of much needed crops.
What is a modern day product which could be related to the features of Demeter?
Bread, cereal, things that grow from the earth and mankind makes into a substance.
Why would people pray to Demeter?
People would pray to the Greek god Demeter for a good harvest. This was because she was the most generous of all of the Greek gods and was beloved for her service to mankind in giving them the gift of the harvest, the reward for cultivation of the soil. The Roman name for Demeter was "Ceres", from whence we get our English word "cereal".
