| The Parian ware in this room includes a bust of Charles Dickens dating to the 1850s and a figure of Ceres. |
| Ceres was initially considered to be a planet until other asteroids with similar orbits were found. |
| Serious enthusiasts call themselves cereologists, after Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture. |
| Sparrowhawks have greenish yellow legs and blue-grey beaks with greenish yellow ceres. |
| Exposed skin of the ceres, dewlaps, horns, bills or legs may be brightly colored red or blue. |
| Ceres is the symbol of authority and it is significant also that she is goddess of the harvest and fecundity. |
