Iovis [ˈjɔwɪs]), is the god of the sky and thunder, and king of the gods in ancient Roman religion and mythology. Jupiter was the chief deity of Roman...
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up Jupiter or jupiter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. Jupiter also commonly refers to: Jupiter (god), an...
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Capitoline Triad (redirect from Jupiter Optimus Maximus)
replaced an original Archaic Triad made up of Jupiter, the farming/war god Mars and war/farming god Quirinus. Jupiter, Juno and Minerva were honored in temples...
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Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. A gas giant, Jupiter's mass is more than two and a half times that of all...
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The Jupiter, ex-Goding Stradivarius is a violin constructed in 1722 by the famous luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona. It is one of only 700 extant Stradivari...
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the 125th anniversary of the Golden Spike ceremony. Jupiter was known as "King of Gods" or "God of Sky", and it was common for railroads of the 1800s...
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The numerous epithets of Jupiter indicate the importance and variety of the god's functions in ancient Roman religion. Jupiter's most ancient attested forms...
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of the Roman god Jupiter or his Greek equivalent Zeus. The Galilean moons are by far the largest and most massive objects to orbit Jupiter, with the remaining...
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Ides of March (category Jupiter (god))
Martius was named for the god Mars, whose "birthday" was celebrated on the 1st, but the Ides of each month were sacred to Jupiter, the Romans' supreme deity...
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adopted the more familiar name of Jupiter. The god Jupiter (or Zeus in the Greek mythology) is the chief Roman god, and the god of light, of the sky and weather...
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Greco-Roman and other Indo-European calendars is also dedicated to the planet Jupiter (god of sky and thunder). Their zodiac signs being nearly identical. Jyotisha...
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mother of the god Dionysus, and her lover, Jupiter, the king of the gods. She was treacherously advised by the goddess Juno, Jupiter's wife, to ask him...
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Planets in astrology (redirect from Jupiter (astrology))
is the Sky god or the ruler of the gods and their guardian and protector, and his symbol is the thunderbolt. The Romans believed that Jupiter granted them...
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Saturn (mythology) (redirect from Saturn (god))
Andronicus (3rd century BC), Jupiter was called the son of Saturn. Saturn had two mistresses who represented different aspects of the god. The name of his wife...
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Terminus' association with Jupiter extended to regarding Terminus as an aspect of that god; Dionysius of Halicarnassus refers to "Jupiter Terminalis", and one...
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Jupiter Dolichenus was a Roman god whose mystery cult was widespread in the Roman Empire from the early-2nd to mid-3rd centuries AD. Like several other...
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Capitolium (category Jupiter (god))
each god. The first capitolium was on the Capitoline Hill in Rome and was considered the centre of the city, where it meant the Temple of Jupiter Optimus...
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Jupiter is a given name of Latin origin which is given in reference either to the Roman god Jupiter or to the planet named after the mythological deity...
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The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, also known as the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus (Latin: Aedes Iovis Optimi Maximi Capitolini; Italian: Tempio di...
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was equated with Roman Jupiter, and hence it has been suggested that Sydyk was connected to the worship of the planet Jupiter as the manifestation of...
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Dido, Queen of Carthage (play) (category Jupiter (god))
Cloanthus Sergestus – Commander of the Five armies Anna – Dido's sister Jupiter Ganymede Cupid Mercury Venus Juno A Lord A Nurse – Dido's widowed elderly...
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Adrastea (moon) (redirect from Jupiter XV)
mythological Adrasteia, foster mother of the Greek god Zeus—the equivalent of the Roman god Jupiter. Adrastea is one of the few moons in the Solar System...
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Neptune (mythology) (redirect from Neptune (god))
the legendary progenitor god of the Falisci (who called themselves Neptunia proles), joining Mars, Janus, Saturn, and Jupiter as the deific father of a...
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tradition, oaths were sworn upon Iuppiter Lapis or the Jupiter Stone located in the Temple of Jupiter, Capitoline Hill. Iuppiter Lapis was held in the Roman...
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The statue of Jupiter in the Hermitage Museum is a colossal sculpture of the supreme ancient god, created by an unknown Roman master at the end of the...
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Janus (redirect from Janus (god))
was likely the most important god in the Roman archaic pantheon. He was often invoked together with Iuppiter (Jupiter). In several of his works G. Dumézil...
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Flamen Dialis (category Jupiter (god))
Dialis was the high priest of Jupiter. The term Dialis is related to Diespiter, an Old Latin form of the name Jupiter. There were 15 flamines, of whom...
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Fiscus Judaicus (category Jupiter (god))
Jerusalem and its Temple in AD 70. Revenues were directed to the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus in Rome. The tax measure improved Rome's finances and also...
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Fetial (category Jupiter (god))
was a type of priest in ancient Rome. They formed a collegium devoted to Jupiter as the patron of good faith. The duties of the fetials included advising...
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Mercury (mythology) (redirect from Mercury (god))
symbols Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst: Jupiter Gives Orders to Mercury to Kill Argus A statue of the Greek god Hermes at Hart House, Toronto A statue...
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