Ceres

The largest asteroid and first dwarf planet discovered in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Also refers to the Roman goddess of agriculture and grain crops from whom the celestial body takes its name.

Named after Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture (equivalent to Greek Demeter), whose name derives from an Indo-European root meaning 'to grow'. Discovered in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, it was originally classified as an asteroid but reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 alongside Pluto.