I-Ceres, efanekiselwa emidwebo, unkulunkulukazi omuhle, enoboya bekolweni, egqoke izingubo eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Izithombe eziye zasinda kuze kube yilolu suku, ziveza ukubonakala kwendoda ekhangayo nehloniphekile ehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. U-Homer wabizwa kuye inkemba yegolide futhi wanikeza isimo sengqondo esivulekile kubantu.
Ubani uCeres?
Ungomunye unkulunkulukazi ohlonishwa kakhulu ku-Olympus, igama lakhe lizwakala ehlukile - iDemeter futhi lihumusha ngokuthi "uMama Womhlaba". Ceres, unkulunkulukazi wezolimo nokuzala, ikakhulukazi ohlonishwayo eRoma lasendulo. Ukuhlonipha uCeres ezikhathini zasendulo abanini bomhlaba baseRoma bahlela imikhosi enkulu, eyaqala ngo-Ephreli 12 futhi yahlala ngesonto. AmaRoma agqoke izingubo ezimhlophe futhi ahlobisa amakhanda awo ngezigqoko. Ukulandela uchungechunge lwemihlatshelo, ukudla okujabulisayo nokudla okulandelwayo.
Unkulunkulukazi wokuzala kanye nokulima emlandweni wezinhlanga ezahlukene, unamagama ahlukene.
- UCeres ungunkulunkulukazi wokuzala nokulima eRoma lasendulo;
- UDemeter unkulunkulukazi wokuzala nokulima eGrisi lasendulo;
- Isis - unkulunkulukazi wokuzala kanye nomama eGibhithe lasendulo;
- UMerena unkulunkulukazi wezwe elivundile kanye nombuso wabafileyo abaSlav.
I-Ceres neProserpine
Emagqumeni oLwandle iMedithera, iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-2 000, inkolelo-ze isakazekile, mayelana nonkulunkulukazi ongumama, kusukela ekuhluphekeni kwayo yonke imvelo efa. UCeres ungumama weProserpine, emlandweni wesiGreki uwaziwa ngokuthi iPersephone, kanti uJupiter (uZeus) unguyise wakhe. I-Proserpine enhle yathathwa ngunkulunkulu we-underworld Pluto (eHayidese) futhi waphoqeleka ukuba abe ngumkakhe ngamandla. UCeres owayengenakuqondisa wayefuna indodakazi yakhe yonke indawo, futhi lapho ethola, wayefuna ukuyibuyisela emuva, kodwa uPluto wenqaba. Khona-ke waphendukela konkulunkulu, kodwa akazange athole noma yikuphi ukusekela lapho futhi; wayecindezelekile futhi washiya i-Olympus.
Unkulunkulukazi we-Ceres wokuzala wawela ensizini, futhi ngosizi lwakhe yonke into yaphela. Abantu ababulawa yindlala baqala ukuthandaza kunkulunkulu ukuba babe nesihawu kubo. Khona-ke uJupiter wayala uHadesi ukuba abuyisele umkakhe emhlabeni, futhi lokho okwesithathu kwengonyaka kufanele abe phakathi kwabantu futhi kuphela isikhathi esithile endaweni yabafileyo. I-Ceres ejabule yambamba indodakazi yakhe, futhi yonke into eyayizungezile yaqhakaza futhi yaphenduka. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, njalo ngonyaka, lapho iProserpine ishiya emhlabeni, yonke imvelo ifa ngaphambi kokubuya kwayo.
Neptune noCeres
Izinganekwane zasendulo zamaRoma zitshela indaba enhle yothando lonkulunkulu wolwandle nodadekazi wokuzala. UNepunune , onguPoseidon, ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke, wathandana namaCeres amahle futhi wamsiza ukuba azulazungeze emhlabeni wonke futhi afune indodakazi engekho. Ukukhathala kokubekezela kona onkulunkulu abasha uCeres wanquma ukufihla kuye futhi waba i-mare, kodwa ummemezeli wembule ukukhohliswa kwakhe futhi waphenduka waba ihhashi.
Ngenxa yalesi siminyano, unkulunkulukazi waseRoma uCeres wazala indodana kaNeptune - i-stallion enhle enhle, ebizwa ngokuthi u-Arion. Ihhashi elingavamile likwazi ukukhuluma, futhi lalinikezwa amaNereid for education, okuyinto yamfundisa ukuba athathe inqola yeNeptune olwandle olushushu. U-Hercules waba ngumnikazi wokuqala ka-Arion, no-Adrastus, ababambe iqhaza emincintiswaneni yale horse, banqoba zonke izinhlanga.
Ceres - amaqiniso athakazelisayo
Unkulunkulukazi wayethandwa kakhulu futhi wahlonishwa yiRoma namaGreki asendulo. Ekuhloniphekeni kwakhe kwemikhosi enhle ehlelwe isikhathi eside, okwathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kwagijimela emkhosini we "Owesifazanekazi Okhanyayo." Izimfihlo eziningi zeCeres kanye nemininingwane yokuphila kwakhe zichazwe emlandweni nasezinganekwane, zakha isisekelo sezimfundiso zangempela:
- Ukuziphatha kobuKristu beNkathi Ephakathi, ukuthembela emlandweni, kwenza uCeres ukuba umuntu abe ngumuntu wesonto. Labo abalahlekelwe indlela yeqiniso, bafuna unkulunkulukazi ohlomile iTestamente Elidala neLisha.
- UCeres ungunkulunkulukazi, uhlonishwa yibo bonke abantu futhi wonke umuntu kangangokuthi isithombe sakhe sasimelwe njengento yangempela.
- Imfihlakalo yase-Eleusini yaseMedithera ngosuku lomkhosi wokuhlonipha unkulunkulukazi (ngo-Ephreli 12).
- Ezweni lasendulo, uCeres ungumbono ophakeme kakhulu.
- Kukholelwa ukuthi le nkulunkulukazi ungumgcini wazo zonke izinhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, ngaphandle kokunakekelwa kwakhe akukwazi ukuhlala kungenhla eyodwa yokhula.
- I-Ceres yedwa, evela kubo bonke onkulunkulu base-Olympus , inokufana nezimfundiso zikaTao kanye nefilosofi yobuBuddha.