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,Larousse Desk Reference Encyclopedia, The Book People, Haydock, 1995, p. 215. whose mythology was reinterpreted for Ceres in Roman art and literature.
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,Larousse Desk Reference Encyclopedia The Book People, Haydock, 1995 p. 215. whose mythology was reinterpreted for Ceres in Roman art and literature.