Ceres is the goddess of agriculture and plenty. Jealous that more people worship Ceres than Venus, Venus gets her vengeance by arranging for Pluto to kidnap Ceres’s daughter Proserpina. Ceres is ultimately forced to travel to Hades where Pluto has taken Proserpina. She tries to convince Pluto to return Proserpina to land, but only manages to negotiate for Proserpina to spend half her time on land and half in the underworld.
Ceres Quotes in Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses quotes below are all either spoken by Ceres or refer to Ceres . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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5.3
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please use words which accord
with the facts of the case. Lord Pluto hasn’t committed a crime
but an act of love. No need for us to feel shame at the marriage,
if only you will accept it, Ceres. Setting aside
all other advantages, Pluto is Jupiter’s brother, no less!
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Ceres Quotes in Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses quotes below are all either spoken by Ceres or refer to Ceres . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
5.3
Quotes
please use words which accord
with the facts of the case. Lord Pluto hasn’t committed a crime
but an act of love. No need for us to feel shame at the marriage,
if only you will accept it, Ceres. Setting aside
all other advantages, Pluto is Jupiter’s brother, no less!
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
