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  2. Jupiter ( Latin: Iūpiter or Iuppiter, [14] from Proto-Italic *djous "day, sky" + *patēr "father", thus "sky father" Greek: Δίας or Ζεύς ), [15] also known as Jove ( gen. 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 state ...

  3. Aug 31, 2023 · Jupiter was the supreme god of the Romans and Latins, equivalent to Zeus in Greek mythology. He ruled over the weather, the state, the empire, and many other aspects of life, and was worshipped with offerings, festivals, and oaths.

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  4. Jupiter (Latin: Iuppiter, also known as Jove) was the supreme God in the Roman mythology pantheon. Like many of the figures of Roman mythology, Jupiter was appropriated from the Greeks, and is virtually identical to the supreme God Zeus in Greek mythology . Jupiter was known as the Roman god of the heavens and the sky.

  5. Jupiter, the chief ancient Roman and Italian god. Like Zeus, the Greek god with whom he is etymologically identical (root diu, “bright”), Jupiter was a sky god. One of his most ancient epithets is Lucetius (“Light-Bringer”); and later literature has preserved the same idea in such phrases as sub.

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  6. Aug 1, 2022 · Learn about Jupiter, the Roman equivalent of Zeus, who was the king of the gods and the supreme deity of the Roman state. Discover his genealogy, names, epithets, and role in Roman history and culture.

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