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Ceres was the Roman goddess of grain and agriculture. She was the daughter of Saturn. Ceres had a daughter by Jupiter, Proserpina, who was abducted by the god of the underworld, Pluto. Proserpina spent half the year in the underworld (winter) and during this time Ceres neglected her duties and plant life would die. When Proserpina returned to Ceres in the summer the plant life would begin to flourish. The festival of Ceres, called Cerealia, was held April 19. Her temple was on the Aventine hill where she was worshipped alongside Liber and Libera.