Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture and grain

Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships. Depicted with an ear of wheat in her hair. Copperplate engraving by Pieter Bodart (1676-1712) from Henricus Spoor's Deorum et Heroum, Virorum et Mulierum Illustrium Imagines Antiquae Illustatae, Gods and Heroes, Men and Women, Illustrated with Antique Images, Petrum, Amsterdam, 1715. First published as FavissE utriusque antiquitatis tam RomanE quam GrEcE in 1707. Henricus Spoor was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, poet and writer, fl. 1694-1716

18th Century Antique Images Cereal Ceres Deorum Et Heroum Fertility Gods And Heroes Greek Myth Henricus Spoor Medallion Men And Women Pieter Bodart Roman Goddess Roman Myth

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