"*Ceres the goddess is an important part of the culture of the ancient Romans, a culture which had an incalculable effect on first Western and then worldwide civilization. Look at Ceres (mythology)#Legacy. There are statues of Ceres on government buildings in a country that never worshipped her, put up by people who surely never considered her to actually exist because of of her cultural significance and what she represents. She appears in the works of Shakespeare, who I think we can safely say did not put her there because he was secretly a worshipper of the Roman pantheon. Ceres the asteroid is a rock. A big rock, sure, but a rock. In space. Frankly, it's stunning that we even need to have
"*Ceres the goddess is an important part of the culture of the ancient Romans, a culture which had an incalculable effect on first Western and then worldwide civilization. Look at Ceres (mythology)#Legacy. There are statues of Ceres on government buildings in a country that never worshipped her, put up by people who surely never considered her to actually exist because of of her cultural significance and what she represents. She appears in the works of Shakespeare, who I think we can safely say did not put her there because he was secretly a worshipper of the Roman pantheon. Ceres the asteroid is a rock. A big rock, sure, but a rock. In space. Frankly, it's stunning that we even need to have a