The statues, dating back to Rome’s Late ... holding these plants and what appears to be a papyrus roll.” Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, fertility, and motherhood, was symbolically ...

The presence of the funerary relief and other details on the statues lead researchers to ... suggest she may have been a priestess of Ceres, goddess of fertility, motherly relationships, and ...

Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were ... accessories that may indicate she was a priestess of Ceres, a Roman harvest and fertility goddess. Researchers said that it is likely only women ...

In the ancient city of Pompeii, a newly excavated tomb revealed statues of a married couple ... their lives to the worship and work of Ceres, goddess of harvest and agriculture.

Archaeologists say the marble funerary statues of a toga-clad man and ... like those worn by priestesses of the cult of Ceres – a goddess of fertility, agriculture and motherly relationships ...