Ceres
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Classical Mythology. a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
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Astronomy. one of the brightest and by far the largest asteroid in our solar system, discovered in 1801 and located in the asteroid belt: the first asteroid to be discovered, Ceres is also classified as a dwarf planet.
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a town in central California.
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The closest dwarf planet to the Sun , with an orbit in the asteroid belt. Ceres was the first object in the asteroid belt to be discovered (1801). Initially considered a planet, it was reclassified as an asteroid in the mid-1800s and as a dwarf planet in 2006. It has a diameter of about 960 km (595 mi).
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See more at dwarf planet
Etymology
Origin of Ceres
First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin Cerēs, the goddess of grain and mother of Persephone; as a common noun, “wheat, corn; bread, food”
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After their trailer went missing, Gonzalez drove to Ochoa’s business in Ceres, Calif., believing he had taken it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
But in a world where global warming fixes can seem impossibly daunting, limiting methane pollution from stripper wells is the rare low-hanging fruit, Andrew Logan of Ceres, a climate advocacy group, told me.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Ceres has a market cap of roughly $2 billion, a fraction of Bloom’s.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Mr. Rothstein is chief program officer of Ceres.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
“Bid her see to it,” Ceres said, “that no abundance shall ever satisfy him. He shall starve in the very act of devouring food.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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