Ceres was the Roman goddess of agriculture. What's interesting is that she had 12 helpers that related to the grain harvest. These guys....
- Vervactor, "He who ploughs"
- Reparator, "He who prepares the earth"
- Imporcitor, "He who ploughs with a wide furrow"[9]
- Insitor, "He who plants seeds"
- Obarator, "He who traces the first plowing"
- Occator, "He who harrows"
- Serritor, "He who digs"
- Subruncinator, "He who weeds"
- Messor, "He who reaps"
- Conuector (Convector), "He who carries the grain"
- Conditor, "He who stores the grain"
- Promitor, "He who distributes the grain"
Couldn't find any pictures of these guys, either. I suppose they were pretty rural deities. And, they seemed to have multiple names depending on location. Sorry about the spacing. Apparently, when I copied this little bit out of Wikipedia, it just carried over the whole page's formatting. I figured out how to change the type size, but the line spacing ... not so good.
Nothing simple that I can see to correct the line spacing. Sigh.
Maybe when I move out to the boonies, I'll set up a little statue or plaque of Sterquilinus. Right next to the compost heap.
Nothing simple that I can see to correct the line spacing. Sigh.
Maybe when I move out to the boonies, I'll set up a little statue or plaque of Sterquilinus. Right next to the compost heap.
