god
Ceres
Roman goddess of grain and agriculture; Lucretius uses the name by metonymy for the crops.
Reading notes
- On the Nature of Things §4.70 Ceres
The corn-goddess; 'Ceres suckling Iacchus' is the lover's name for a fat, big-breasted woman.
- On the Nature of Things §5.1 Ceres
Roman goddess of grain, here credited with teaching men the harvest.