Feature |
Named after |
Diameter (km) |
Image
|
Abellio
|
Abellio, Gaul (Celtic) god of the apple tree[12]
|
32
|
File:PIA20940-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image178-20160602.jpg
|
Achita
|
Achita, a Tiv god of agriculture[13] (Close-up Image-1)
|
40
|
File:PIA20566-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image71-20160115.jpg
|
Annona
|
Annona, Roman goddess of crops and of the harvest[14]
|
60
|
File:PIA20856-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image136-20160607.jpg
|
Anura
|
Anura, a Arawak (Guyana) spirit of the tobacco seeds[15]
|
37
|
|
Aristaeus
|
Aristaeus, Greek god of agriculture[16]
|
35.8
|
|
Asari
|
Asari, an Assyrian god of agriculture[17] (in the image at right, Asari is just above center)
|
56
|
File:PIA19064-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-StillImage-20150414.jpg
|
Attis
|
Attis, Greek and Phrygian god of vegetation and of fertility[18]
|
22
|
File:PIA20672-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image92-20160308.jpg
|
Axomama
|
Axomamma, an Incan goddess of potatoes[19]
|
5
|
|
Azacca
|
Azaka Medeh, Haitian loa of agriculture[20] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2)
|
49.91
|
File:PIA20392-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image38-20160106.jpg
|
Begbalel
|
Bagbalel, a Yapese guardian of the taro fields who controls the yield of the crops[21]
|
102
|
|
Belun
|
Belun, a Belarusian god of the fields[22]
|
36.04
|
|
Besua
|
Besuā, a minor Egyptian grain god[23]
|
17
|
File:PIA20150-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-3rdMapOrbit-HAMO-image87-20151014.jpg
|
Bilwis
|
Bilwis, a German corn spirit[24]
|
7
|
|
Binayo
|
Binayo, a Mangyan female spirit, caretaker of rice spirits[25]
|
16
|
|
Bonsu
|
Bonsu, a Batek god who watches over the fruits and flowers[26]
|
31
|
|
Braciaca
|
Celtic mythology god of malt[27]
|
8
|
|
Cacaguat
|
Nicaraguan god of cacao[28]
|
13.6
|
|
Centeotl
|
Centeotl, Aztec god of maize and agriculture[29]
|
6
|
File:PIA20300-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image10-20151220.jpg
|
Chaminuka
|
Shona (Zimbabwe) spirit who provides rains in times of droughts[30] (Close-up Image)
|
122
|
File:PIA20568-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image73-20160122.jpg
|
Coniraya
|
Coniraya, Inca lunar deity responsible for agricultural terracing and irrigation[31]
|
135
|
File:Coniraya crater.jpg
|
Consus
|
Consus, ancient Roman agricultural god who watched over the harvested and stored crop.[32]
|
64
|
File:PIA20925-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image163-20160529.jpg
|
Cozobi
|
Cozobi, Zapotec (south Mexico) god of maize and of abundant food[33]
|
24
|
|
Dada
|
Nigerian god of vegetables[34]
|
12
|
|
Damia
|
Greek goddess of the cornfields and crops[35]
|
7
|
|
Dantu
|
Dantu, Ga god associated with the planting of grain[36] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3; Close-up Image-4)
|
126
|
File:PIA19993-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-3rdMapOrbit-HAMO-image51-20150925.jpg
|
Darzamat
|
Dārza māte; Latvian deity, 'mother of the garden'[37]
|
92
|
File:PIA19999-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-3rdMapOrbit-HAMO-image56-20151002.jpg
|
Datan
|
Polish god of the tilling of the soil[38] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3; Close-up Image-4; Close-up Image-5)
|
60
|
File:PIA20000-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-3rdMapOrbit-HAMO-image57-20151002.jpg
|
Dikhan
|
Dikhan baba; Kazakh pre-Islamic deity of farming[39]
|
21
|
|
Doliku
|
Dahomeyan (Benin) god of the fields[40]
|
15
|
|
Duginavi
|
Kogi (northern Colombia) god who taught people agriculture[41]
|
155
|
|
Emesh
|
Sumerian god of vegetation and agriculture[42]
|
20
|
|
Enkimdu
|
Sumerian god of farming[43]
|
9
|
|
Ernutet
|
Ernutet, Egyptian cobra-headed goddess of the harvest[44] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3 / organics detected[45])
|
53.4
|
File:PIA20570-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image75-20160129.jpg
|
Ezinu
|
Sumerian goddess of grain[46] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3; Close-up Image-4; Close-up Image-5)
|
116
|
File:PIA19065-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-OpNav9-image1-20150523.jpg
|
Fejokoo
|
Aboh (Igbo) deity who provided the yam[47] (in the image at right, Fejokoo is just right of center) (Close-up Image)
|
68
|
File:PIA19578-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-2ndMappingOrbit-image10-20150614.jpg
|
Fluusa
|
Oscan (ancient southern Italy) goddess of flowers, counterpart of the Roman goddess Flora.
|
60
|
File:PIA20387-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image33-20160104.jpg
|
Gaue
|
Germanic goddess to whom offerings are made for the rye harvest[48] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3)
|
80
|
File:PIA20139-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-3rdMapOrbit-HAMO-image76-20151006.jpg
|
Geshtin
|
Sumerian goddess of the grapevine and wine[49] (Close-up Image)
|
80
|
File:PIA20000-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-3rdMapOrbit-HAMO-image57-20151002.jpg
|
Ghanan
|
Chanan, Tzeltal god of maize[50] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3)
|
68
|
File:PIA20148-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-3rdMapOrbit-HAMO-image85-20151020.jpg
|
Hakumyi
|
Paraguayan, Brazilian and Bolivian spirit helpful in gardening[51]
|
29.2
|
|
Hamori
|
Japanese god, protector of tree leaves[52] (Close-up Image)
|
60
|
File:PIA20145-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-3rdMapOrbit-HAMO-image82-20151018.jpg
|
Hatipowa
|
Indian god of agriculture[53]
|
40
|
|
Haulani
|
Hau-lani, Hawaiian plant goddess[54] (Context Image)
|
34
|
File:PIA20359 Haulani crater at LAMO crop.jpg
|
Heneb
|
Early Egyptian god of grain, produce and vineyards[55]
|
39
|
|
Homshuk
|
Sierra Popoluca (south Mexico) spirit of corn (maize)[56]
|
70
|
File:PIA20829-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image129-20160615.jpg
|
Ialonus
|
Ialonus, Celtic (British) god of the cultivated field and of the meadows[57]
|
16.5
|
|
Ikapati
|
Lakapati or Ikapati, Tagalog goddess of the cultivated lands[58] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3; Close-up Image-4; Close-up Image-5)
|
50
|
File:PIA20127-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-3rdMapOrbit-HAMO-image64-20151006.jpg
|
Inamahari
|
One of a pair (male and female) of Siouan (South Carolina, perhaps Catawba) deities invoked for success at the sowing season[59]
|
68
|
|
Inkosazana
|
Inkosazana, the Zulu agricultural goddess[60]
|
40
|
|
Insitor
|
Insitor, helper god of Ceres and Roman agricultural deity in charge of the sowing[61]
|
26
|
|
Jacheongbi
|
Jacheongbi,korean goddess of agriculture in jeju who is said to have brought 5 grains to the island.[62]
|
31
|
|
Jaja
|
Abkhaz harvest goddess[63]
|
22
|
File:PIA20569-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image74-20160125.jpg
|
Jarimba
|
Yarimba, Antakirinya (Australia) god of flowers and fruit[64]
|
69
|
File:PIA20306-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image16-2015December.jpg
|
Jarovit
|
Jarovit (Yarovit), proto-Slavic god of fertility and harvest, who comes down to the Underworld after each harvest and returns each spring[65] (Close-up Image-1; Closeup Image-2)
|
66
|
File:PIA19989-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-3rdMapOrbit-HAMO-image47-20150922.jpg
|
Juling
|
Orang Asli (formerly also called Sakai people, now a term for separate and distinct group)/ (Malaysia) spirit of the crops[66] (Close-up Image)
|
20
|
File:PIA21918-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-JulingCrater-20180314.jpg
|
Jumis
|
Jumis,Latvian god of fertility of the field.[67]
|
|
|
Kahukura
|
Kahukura,Maori god of kumara(sweet potato) crops.[68]
|
6.3
|
|
Kaikara
|
Konjo and Banyoro (Uganda) goddess of harvest[69]
|
72
|
File:PIA20930-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image168-20160601.jpg
|
Kait
|
Hattic goddess of grain (Asia Minor). Defines zero degrees longitude on Ceres[70]
|
0.4
|
|
Kaneki
|
Micronesian (Pohnpei/Ponape Island, Caroline Islands) god of the coconut palm[71]
|
31.5
|
|
Kerwan
|
Hopi spirit of the sprouting maize[72] (Close-up Image)
|
280
|
File:PIA19596-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-2ndMappingOrbit-image28-20150625.jpg
|
Kiriamma
|
Veddan (Sri Lanka) goddess and provider of food ('milk mother')[73]
|
18.7
|
|
Kirnis
|
Kirnis, Lithuanian spirit and guardian of cherry trees[74] (in the image at right, Kirnis is near the terminator at 4 o'clock from the bright spots) (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2)
|
115
|
File:PIA18920-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-20150219.jpg
|
Kokopelli
|
Pueblo fertility deity who presides over agriculture[75]
|
34
|
|
Kondos
|
Finnish agricultural deity[76]
|
44
|
File:PIA20961-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image199-20160610.jpg
|
Kumitoga [kumiˈtoŋa]
|
Kumitoga (Kumitonga), Tuamotuan goddess of feasting mats and one of three goddesses of plant life[77]
|
96
|
|
Kupalo
|
Russian (Slavic) god of vegetation and of the harvest[78] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3)
|
26
|
File:PIA20192-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image2-20151221.jpg
|
Laukumate
|
Latvian spirit, 'mother of the fields'[79]
|
29.7
|
File:PIA20937-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image175-20160602.jpg
|
Liber
|
Liber, Roman god of agriculture[80] (Close-up Image)
|
23
|
File:PIA20834-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image134-20160616.jpg
|
Lociyo
|
Zapotec (Mexico) deity to whom a ceremony is performed when the first chilli plant is cut[81]
|
37.8
|
|
Lono
|
Lono, Hawaiian god of agriculture[82] (Close-up Image)
|
20
|
File:PIA20150-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-3rdMapOrbit-HAMO-image87-20151014.jpg
|
Meanderi
|
Ngaing (New Guinea) goddess of taro, sugar cane and other foods[83] (Close-up Image)
|
103
|
File:PIA20315-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image25-20160106.jpg
|
Megwomets
|
Yurok (California) dwarf god of acorns and distributor of vegetal abundance[84]
|
|
|
Messor
|
Messor, helper god of Ceres and Roman god of harvesting, of cutting of the grain[85] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3)
|
40
|
File:PIA20191-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image1-20151219.jpg
|
Mlezi
|
Name of god Tilo as "Food-Giver" (Tonga tribes of Malawi and Zambia)[86]
|
41.5
|
|
Mondamin
|
Ojibwe corn (maize) god (Lake Superior area, Canada and the United States)[87] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3; Close-up Image-4; Close-up Image-5)
|
126
|
File:PIA20409-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image54-20160207.jpg
|
Nawish
|
Acoma guardian of the field[88]
|
77
|
File:PIA19065-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-OpNav9-image1-20150523.jpg
|
Nepen
|
Egyptian god of rain[89]
|
26.4
|
|
Ninsar
|
Ninsar, Sumerian goddess of plants and vegetation[90]
|
40
|
File:PIA20558-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image63-20160212.jpg
|
Nunghui
|
Canelos Quichua (Ecuador) female spirit of garden soil and pottery clay[91]
|
22
|
|
Occator
|
Occator, helper god of Ceres and Roman agricultural deity of the harrowing.[92] "Region A" in ground-based images (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3; Close-up Image-4; Close-up Image-5; Close-up Image-6; Close-up Image-7; Close-up Image-8; Close-up Image-9; Close-up Image-10; Close-up Image-11; Close-up Image-12)
|
92
|
File:PIA20350 crop - Occator from LAMO.jpg
|
Oltagon
|
Philippine agricultural goddess[93]
|
28
|
|
Omonga
|
Mori (Tomori) rice spirit that dwells in the Moon[94] (Close-up Image)
|
77
|
File:PIA20567-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image72-posted20160421.jpg
|
Oxo
|
Candomblé (and Yoruba) god of agriculture[95] (Context Image; Close-up Image - "Water-Ice" Detected; Close-up Image)
|
10
|
File:PIA20360 Oxo crater on Ceres (edited).jpg
|
Peko
|
Seto (southeast Estonia) fertility god[96]
|
11
|
|
Piuku
|
Carib (Barama River, Guyana) god of the manioc[97]
|
31
|
File:PIA20952-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image190-20160606.jpg
|
Rao
|
Mangarevan god involved in the planting of turmeric[98] (Close-up Image)
|
12
|
File:PIA20868-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image146-20160530.jpg
|
Ratumaibulu
|
Fijian serpent god of agriculture and the underworld[99]
|
20
|
|
Razeka
|
Arabian tribal god worshipped as the provider of food[100]
|
38.38
|
|
Rongo
|
Rongo, Maori god of cultivation[101] (Close-up Image)
|
68
|
File:Rongo and Haulani craters.jpg
|
Roskva
|
Teutonic goddess who symbolises the ripe fields of harvest[102]
|
22
|
File:PIA20565-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image70-20160217.jpg
|
Sekhet
|
Egyptian name of Isis as goddess of cultivated lands and fields[103] (Close-up Image)
|
41
|
File:PIA20571-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image76-20160129.jpg
|
Shakaema
|
Shakaëma, Jivaro (Ecuador and Peru) god of vegetation invoked in the planting and cultivation of bananas[104]
|
49
|
|
Shennong
|
Shennong, Chinese buffalo-headed deity of agriculture[105]
|
32.5
|
|
Sintana
|
Kogi deity who produced fertile black earth[106] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3)
|
61
|
File:Sintana crater.jpg
|
Tafakula
|
Tongan (Polynesia) goddess invoked for favourable seasons for the crops[107]
|
34
|
|
Tahu
|
Maori (New Zealand) personification of all food[108]
|
25
|
|
Takel
|
Yak Takel, Semang goddess of the tuber harvest[109] (Close-up Image)
|
21
|
File:PIA19997-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-3rdMapOrbit-HAMO-image54-20151001.jpg
|
Tawals
|
Polish god of the fields and of the tilling[110]
|
8.8
|
|
Telepinu
|
Telepinu Hittite god of fertility and vegetation[111]
|
31
|
|
Thrud
|
Scandinavian goddess who "signifies the seed"[112]
|
7.8
|
|
Tibong
|
Land Dayak (Borneo) malevolent spirit who devours and depletes the rice[113]
|
37
|
File:PIA20951-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image189-20160617.jpg
|
Toharu
|
Pawnee god of food and vegetation[114] (Close-up Image)
|
87
|
File:Toharu crater.jpg
|
Tupo
|
An obscure Mangarevan god of disorder (perhaps the same as Tu or Tupa), involved in turmeric planting[115] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2)
|
37
|
File:PIA20309-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image19-20151224.jpg
|
Urvara
|
Ancient titular deity of plants (Iranian) and fertile fields (Indian)[116] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3; Close-up Image-4; Close-up Image-5)
|
163
|
File:Urvara crater.jpg
|
Victa
|
Roman goddess of food and nourishment[117]
|
30
|
File:PIA20195-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image5-20151219.jpg
|
Vinotonus
|
Britonic (Celtic) god of the vine (wine)[118]
|
140
|
File:PIA20870-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-4thMapOrbit-LAMO-image148-20160527.jpg
|
Xevioso
|
Fon (Benin/Dahomey) god of thunder and fertility[119]
|
8.5
|
|
Xochipilli
|
Xochipilli, Aztec fertility god associated with maize and flowers; patron of music and dance[120]
|
22.7
|
|
Yalode
|
Dahomeyan goddess worshipped by women at harvest rites[121] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3; Close-up Image-4; Close-up Image-5; Close-up Image-6; Close-up Image-7)
|
260
|
File:Yalode crater.jpg
|
Zadeni
|
Zadeni, ancient Georgian god of bountiful harvests[122] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3)
|
129.28
|
File:PIA19614-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-2ndMappingOrbit-image41-20150625.jpg
|
Zatik
|
Armenian god of fertility and vegetation[123]
|
4
|