Ceres - Cambridge, UK - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

The statue was created in 1962 by William Bloye and is now on display in a public area (Mill Park, Petersfield) not far from the train station in Cambridge. On the spot, right in from of an old corn warehouse, there is no indication of the author or year of creation. The statue is made of bronze and although Ceres was generically the Roman goddess of agriculture this specific one is shown hold corn.

Accordingly to Wikipedia, "In ancient Roman religion, Ceres was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships. She was originally the central deity in Rome's so-called plebeian or Aventine Triad, then was paired with her daughter Proserpina in what Romans described as "the Greek rites of Ceres". Her seven-day April festival of Cerealia included the popular Ludi Ceriales (Ceres' games). She was also honoured in the May lustration (lustratio) of the fields at the Ambarvalia festival: at harvesttime: and during Roman marriages and funeral rites. She is usually depicted as a mature woman.

Ceres is the only one of Rome's many agricultural deities to be listed among the Dii Consentes, Rome's equivalent to the Twelve Olympians of Greek mythology. The Romans saw her as the counterpart of the Greek goddess Demeter, whose mythology was reinterpreted for Ceres in Roman art and literature."

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Associated Religion(s): Pagan Roman Statue Location: Mill Park, Petersfield, Cambridge Entrance Fee: Free Artist: William Bloye Website: Not listed

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