Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno necropolis in Pompeii, Italy, discovered life-sized statues of a man and woman as ...

A life-sized statue has been discovered in Pompeii of an ancient Roman woman thought to have been a priestess in a fertility ...

Priestesses of Ceres, or sacerdotes Cereris, were women who devoted their lives to the worship and work of Ceres, goddess of harvest and agriculture. They were some of the only public priestesses, and ...

There are five known dwarf planets in our solar system. One of them is named Ceres, after the Roman goddess of corn, agriculture, and harvests. Ceres is the closest dwarf planet to the sun.

Only three of the original four corner roundels, depicting the seasons, survive: Spring: Flora, goddess of flowers, wearing a garland. Summer: Ceres, goddess of agriculture, carrying a sickle.

were women who devoted their lives to the worship and work of Ceres, goddess of harvest and agriculture. They were some of the only public priestesses, and therefore typically came from prominent ...