- Ceres

Daughter of Cronos and Rhea, Ceres is the goddess of agricultural fertility, protector of marriage and women. She taught humans how to make pastry and asked Triptolemus, her favourite, to teach men agriculture throughout the world. Zeus, infatuated with her beauty, engendered with her Proserpina. Pluto captured Proserpina while she was gathering flowers. Ceres became disconsolate and tried to find her. After having travelled the world without success she took refuge in a cave and the world experienced a terrible famine. Zeus, worried by the situation, asked his brother Pluto to bring Proserpina back to her mother. He agreed on the one condition that she would not eat any food of death during her journey. Unfortunately she was tempted and seen eating six seeds of pomegranate. Consequently, she was condemned to stay with Pluto in the realm of darkness for six months in the year. The others six months she was back with Ceres. That is why there are four seasons. Autumn and winter mean that Ceres is sad, springs and summer means that Proserpina is back on earth. Ceres had an another child named Plutus, the god of wealth.