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Translingual
Etymology
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'.
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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.
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