# Ceres

Ceres most commonly refers to:
* Ceres (dwarf planet), the largest asteroid and first to be discovered
* Ceres (mythology), the Roman goddess of agriculture
Ceres may also refer to:

## Places
### Brazil

* Ceres, Goiás, Brazil
* Ceres Microregion, in north-central Goiás state, Brazil

### United States

* Ceres, California
* Ceres, Georgia
* Ceres, Iowa
* Ceres, New York, a community that also extends into Pennsylvania
* Ceres, Oklahoma, a community in Noble County
* Ceres, Virginia
* Ceres, West Virginia
* Ceres Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania

### Other countries

* Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina
* Ceres, Victoria, Australia
* Ceres, Piedmont, Italy
* Ceres, Fife, Scotland
* Ceres, South Africa, in Western Cape
* Ga-Ngwetsana, also known as Ceres, Limpopo, South Africa
* Ceres Nunataks, Antarctica
* Ceres Koekedouw Dam, dam on the Koekedouw River, near Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa

## Acronyms

* California Environmental Resources Evaluation System
* Centre for Research on Energy Security (CeRES), an Indian research center on geopolitics and energy
* CERES (satellite), a French spy satellite program
* CERES Community Environment Park (Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies), a community environmental park in Melbourne, Australia
* Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System, an ongoing NASA meteorological experiment.
* Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies
* Centre d'études, de recherches et d'éducation socialiste (French: Center of Socialist Studies, Research and Education), a left-wing political organization founded by Jean-Pierre Chevènement
* CERES Ile du Levant, short for Centre d'Essais et de Recherches d'Engins Spéciaux, a rocket launch and missile test site at Ile du Levant island, France

## Aircraft, rocket, transport, and vessels
### Aircraft, locomotive, car

* CAC Ceres, a crop-duster aircraft manufactured in Australia
* Ceres, a West Cornwall Railway steam locomotive
* Toyota Corolla Ceres a compact, 4-door hardtop sold in Japan
* Kia Ceres, a version of the Kia Bongo, a 2-door pick up truck
* Ceres Liner, A transportation brand based in Bacolod.

### Ships and submarines

* Ceres (East Indiaman), three vessels of the British East India Company
* Ceres (ship), several ships
* HMS Ceres, three ships and three shore establishments of the British Royal Navy
* French ship Céres, several ships of the French Navy
* USS Ceres (1856), a Union Navy steamship during the American Civil War

### Rocket

* Ceres-1, a Chinese four stage carrier rocket by Galactic Energy

## Arts, entertainment, and media

* Ceres (band), a band from Melbourne, Australia
* Ceres (sculpture), a c.1770 statuette by Augustin Pajou
* Ceres (2005), an orchestral work by Mark-Anthony Turnage
* Sailor Ceres, a character in Sailor Moon media
* The titular character of Ceres, Celestial Legend, a manga and mini anime series
* Ceres Space Colony, from the video game Super Metroid

## Brands and enterprises

* Ceres (organization), a coalition of investors and environmentalists (formerly the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies)
* Ceres Brewery, a brewery in Aarhus, Denmark
* Ceres Fruit Juices, a South African juice company
* Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises, a Greek shipping company
* Ceres, Inc., a US energy crop seeds developer
* Ceres Liner, a bus company in the Philippines

## Education

* Ceres Connection, a cooperative program between MIT's Lincoln Laboratory and the Society for Science and the Public dedicated for promoting science education
* Ceres School, an historic school building located at Ceres in Allegany County, New York
* Ceres (women's fraternity), a women's fraternity focused on agriculture

## Sport

* Ceres Futebol Clube, a Brazilian football team from the city of Rio de Janeiro
* SK Ceres, a Norwegian sports team from Skedsmo, Akershus
* United City F.C., a Philippine football team formerly known as Ceres–Negros F.C.

## People

* Dragoș Cereș (born 2004), a Moldovan chess master

## Other uses

* Ceres (workstation), a computer workstation built at ETH Zürich
* Ceres series (disambiguation), several series of postage stamps representing the goddess Ceres
* Ceres Chess Engine, an experimental chess engine that uses Leela Chess Zero networks
* Plural of cere, a part of the bill of certain birds