Ceres

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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See Demeter.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Cĕrēs: (cf. Verg. G. 1, 96; Ov. F. 4, 615; Mart. 3, 58, 6), ĕris (
I gen. CERERVS, Inscr. Fabr. p. 626, 225; cf. Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. Sabini Cererem panem appellant, Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 7; prop. the goddess of creation (cf. Serv. l. l.), from the stem cer, Sanscr. kri, to make, the daughter of Saturn and Ops, Ov. F. 6, 285, sister of Jupiter and Pluto, mother of Proserpine, goddess of agriculture, esp. of the cultivation of corn, and of the growth of fruits in gen. (cf. Cerealis); represented as upon a chariot drawn by dragons, with a torch in her hand, and crowned with poppies or ears of corn, Ov. F. 4, 497; 4, 561; 3, 786; 4, 616; id. Am. 3, 10, 3; Tib. 1, 1, 15; 2, 1, 4; Verg. G. 1, 96; Hor. C. S. 30; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. § 357 sq.: templum Desertae Cereris, deserted (because the temple was in a solitary, secluded place), Verg. A. 2, 714: Cereri nuptias facere, i. e. without wine, Plaut. Aul. 2, 6, 5; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 343.—From the names of places where she was worshipped, called Ceres Hennensis, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 107; Lact. 2, 4, 28: Catinensis, id. l. l.: Eleusina, id. 1, 21, 24: Milesia, id. 2, 7, 19; cf. Val. Max. 1, 1, ext. 5.—
   B Ceres profunda or inferna, i. e. Proserpina, Stat. Th. 4, 460; 5, 156; cf.: sacerdos Cererum, Inscr. Orell. 6082.—
II Meton., food, bread, fruit, corn, grain, etc., Fest. s. v. cocus, p. 45; cf.: fruges Cererem appellamus, vinum autem Liberum, Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 60; Verg. G. 1, 297; id. A. 1, 177; 1, 701; Hor. C. 3, 24, 13; id. Epod. 16, 43; Ov. M. 3, 437; 8, 292; 11, 112 al.—Prov.: sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus, Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6; cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 60.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) Cĕrēs,⁹ ĕris, f.,
1 Cérès [déesse de l’agriculture] : Ceres mortales vertere terram instituit Virg. G. 1, 147, Cérès apprit aux hommes le labourage ; flava Ceres Tib. 1, 1, 15, blonde Cérès ; sacerdos Cererum CIL 10, 1585, prêtre des deux Cérès [la déesse et sa fille Proserpine]
2 [fig.] moisson, blé, pain : Cererem pro frugibus appellare Cic. de Or. 3, 167, dire Cérès au lieu de dire blé ; Ceres medio succiditur æstu Virg. G. 1, 297, on coupe le blé au moment des grandes chaleurs ; Cererem canistris expediunt Virg. En. 1, 701, ils tirent le pain des corbeilles, cf. 8, 181. gén. arch. Cererus : CIL 1, 679.
(2) Cēres, Cērētānus, v. Cær-