# Ceres — The Georgics character guide

> Ceres in The Georgics by Virgil.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-book-i

## Who they are

Goddess of agriculture and grain, honored as the first to teach mankind farming.

## In the story

### [Book I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_georgics_se/chapters/book-i)

Invoked as the goddess of grain and agriculture; her altars and festivals are mentioned.

### [Book II: The Art of Planting and the Praise of Italy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_georgics_se/chapters/book-ii)

Implied in the discussion of grain and the fertility of the earth.

### [Book IV: The Art of Beekeeping and the Tale of Aristaeus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_georgics_se/chapters/book-iv)

Goddess of agriculture, alluded to in the context of the gifts of heaven and the cultivation of the land.

## Links

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