Ceres is a planet with a diameter of 256 km which was discovered on the 1st of January 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo. It was named Ceres after the goddess Ceres who was so highly esteemed by the ancient Sicilians. Research Ceres
The ancient Greeks and Romans called the coffers they used for the remains of the dead a cist. The Greek and Roman cists were cylindrical and made of wickerwork. The cicts used in the rites of ceres were made of bronze. Research Cist
The Eleusinian Mysteries were sacredrites anciently observed in Greece at the annual festival of Demeter or Ceres, so named from their original seat Eleusis. As a preparation for the greater mysteries celebrated at Athens and Eleusis, lesser Eleusinia were celebrated at Agras on the Ilissus. The greater Eleusinia were celebrated in the month Boedromion (September-October), beginning on the 15th of the month and lasting nine days. The celebrations, which were varied each day, consisted in processions between Athens and Eleusis, torch-bearing and mystic ceremonies attended with oaths of secrecy. They appear to have symbolized the old conceptions of death and reproduction, and to have been allied to the orgiastic worship of Dionysus (Bacchus). They are supposed to have continued down to the time of Theodosius I. Research Eleusinian Mysteries
Cereal is a term applied to Gramineae cultivated for food (wheat, barley, rye, oats &c.). The name comes from Ceres, the goddess associated with corn. Research Cereal
Edward Daniel Clarke was an English traveller and mineralogist. He was born in 1769 at Sussex and died in 1822. He entered Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1786; and was made a fellow in 1798. In 1799 he set out on an extensive tour through Europe, Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, etc, securing for English institutions many valuable objects, such as the celebrated manuscript of Plato's works, with nearly 100 others, a colossal statue of the Greek goddess Demeter (Ceres), and the famous sarcophagus of Alexander the Great. In 1807 he commenced a course of lectures on mineralogy at Cambridge, and in 1808 a professorship of mineralogy was instituted there in his favour. A complete edition of his works appeared in 1819-24, under the title of Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Research Edward Clarke
Giuseppe Piazzi was an Italian astronomer. He was born in 1746 at Ponte and died in 1826. On January the 1st 1801 he discovered a new planet which he named Ceres. Research Giuseppe Piazzi
Karl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician. He was born in 1777 at Brunswick and died in 1855. He demonstrated that a circle can be divided into 17 equal arcs by elementary geometry.
And in addition to many new theorems, he published a demonstration of the theorem of Fermat concerning triangular numbers. He also calculated, by a new method, the orbit of the planets Ceres and Pallas. In 1807 he became professor of mathematics and director ob the observatory of Gottingen, a position which he held until his death. Research Karl Gauss
Demeter was a Greek goddess of the earth. She is also called Ceres. She was the nourishing mother, bringing forth fruits. She was a daughter of Cronos and Rhea. Research Demeter
The Commonwealth Aircraft CA-28 Ceres is an Australian single-seater agricultural aircraft. The CA-28 Ceres is powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-1340 engine providing a top speed of 195 kmh and a range of 834 km. Research CA-28 Ceres
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