'Ceres' definitions:
Definition of 'Ceres'
(from WordNet)
noun
(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
noun
The largest asteroid and the first discovered
Definition of 'Ceres'
From: GCIDE
- Ceres \Ce"res\, n. [L., Ceres, also corn, grain, akin to E. create.]
- 1. (Class. Myth.) The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the goddess of corn and tillage. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Actron.) The first discovered asteroid. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'Ceres'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Agdistis,
- Amor,
- Aphrodite,
- Apollo,
- Apollon,
- Ares,
- Artemis,
- Ashtoreth,
- Astarte,
- Ate,
- Athena,
- Baal,
- Bacchus,
- Cora,
- corn god,
- Cronus,
- Cupid,
- Cybele,
- Demeter,
- Despoina,
- Diana,
- Dionysos,
- Dionysus,
- Dis,
- Eros,
- fertility god,
- Flora,
- forest god,
- Frey,
- Gaea,
- Gaia,
- Ge,
- Great Mother,
- Hades,
- Helios,
- Hephaestus,
- Hera,
- Here,
- Hermes,
- Hestia,
- Hymen,
- Hyperion,
- Isis,
- Jove,
- Juno,
- Jupiter,
- Jupiter Fidius,
- Jupiter Fulgur,
- Jupiter Optimus Maximus,
- Jupiter Pluvius,
- Jupiter Tonans,
- Kore,
- Kronos,
- Magna Mater,
- Mars,
- Mercury,
- Minerva,
- Mithras,
- Momus,
- Neptune,
- Nike,
- Olympians,
- Olympic gods,
- Ops,
- Orcus,
- Pan,
- Persephassa,
- Persephone,
- Phoebus,
- Phoebus Apollo,
- Pluto,
- Pomona,
- Poseidon,
- Priapus,
- Proserpina,
- Proserpine,
- Rhea,
- Saturn,
- Tellus,
- Triptolemos,
- Triptolemus,
- vegetation spirit,
- Venus,
- Vesta,
- Vulcan,
- Zeus
Ceres, CA -- U.S. city in California
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Ceres, CA -- U.S. city in California
Population (2000) :
34609
Housing Units (2000) :
10773
Land area (2000) :
6.937592 sq. miles (17.968279 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.937592 sq. miles (17.968279 sq. km)
FIPS code :
12524
Located within :
California (CA), FIPS 06
Location :
37.601328 N, 120.957166 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
95307
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.