roman-art:Detail of Tellus from the Ara Pacis, RomeEarth mother also thought to be actual peace (all
roman-art:Detail of Tellus from the Ara Pacis, RomeEarth mother also thought to be actual peace (allegory for peace), Ceres the goddess of grain and prosperity, no actual Venus iconography, more of a mother than a lover, babies maybe Romulus and Remus. Shows prosperity: grains, animals, earth, water, air. -- source link