I am Ceres.
I am a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.
My name was given in 1801.
I was named by Giuseppe Piazzi (discoverer and namer).
My name came about when I discovered as a "missing planet" between Mars and Jupiter; Piazzi named me after Sicily's patron goddess, as he was Italian.
My name means Roman goddess of agriculture, corn, and harvests.
An interesting fact is Ceres was considered a full planet for 50 years before being reclassified as an asteroid, then a dwarf planet in 2006 — making it the only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.
