Ceres

From BiblePortal Wikipedia

Webster's Dictionary [1]

(1): (n.) The first discovered asteroid.

(2): (n.) The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the goddess of corn and tillage.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]

Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ceres'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/ceres.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [3]

The Latin name for Demeter ( q. v .); also the name of one of the asteroids, the first discovered, by Piazzi, in 1801.

References