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Demeter is not named Ceres.

Demeter is the Greek goddess of of agriculture, grain, and bread, the prime sustenance of mankind.

Ceres is the Roman goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships identifed with Demeter.

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Demeter is named Ceres in Roman mythology because the Romans adopted many Greek deities into their own religion, giving them Latin names. Demeter was the Greek goddess of agriculture and harvest, and Ceres was her equivalent in Roman mythology.

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