⚳

A scythe, representing the Roman harvest goddess Ceres. Invented soon after discovery in the early 19th century. The cross at bottom recalls ⟨☿⟩ and ⟨♀⟩. The symbol was once sometimes reversed to incorporate the letter 'C' as the initial for 'Ceres'.

⚳

1. (astronomy, astrology) The dwarf planet and asteroid 1 Ceres.

• ①

• The published glyph of 1802, alongside that of (2) Pallas
• An early variant, based on the letter 'C'
• An abstract variant
• Symbol on wheat-colored background
• The ⚳ symbol in a poster published by NASA/JPL, showing the size of Ceres compared to the Moon.