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Jupiter
By Freda and Nirvani
Introduction
• His Greek name is Zeus.
• Jupiter was the king of gods, and the god
of sky and thunder.
• He was also known as Jove.
• Jupiter was the central God of the
Capitoline Triad.
• As the sky god, he was the most frequently
used divine witness to oaths.
• He remained the official deity of the Capitoline
Triad throughout the republican and imperial
times until he was replaced by Christianity.
• In any of the statues or pictures you see of Jupiter
are either standing with thunderbolt in hand ready
to attack or sitting in his throne.
• Jupiter’s symbols are the eagle, a
shield, thunderbolt and oak tree.
• His wife and sister was Juno the
Goddess of pregnancy and birth.
• Fathered Minerva, Proserpine, Diana,
Apollo, Bacchus and Mercury.
• He is the son of Saturn and his sister
Cybele also from this relationship came
Vesta, Juno, Pluto and Neptune.
• The Romans called him Jupiter
Optimus Maximus (All-good Allpowerful)
• Once Hera convinced the other gods to
revolt against Jupiter. They tied him up
and while deciding what to do with him,
Jupiter broke free and threatened to
thunderbolt everyone. Hera was hung
by chains from Mt Olympus until she
agreed to never to revolt again.
Jupiter’s Family
• Zeus had a number of wives who bore
him many children.
1. Metos (wisdom)- was his first
wife and she bore Athena.
2. Urania (Themis) - bore Dike,
Eirene, Eunomia, Horae, and
Fates.
3. Mnemoyne (Titaness) - bore
nine children who became the
Muses.
4. Latona (Leto) - bore the twins,
Appolo and Artemis.
5. Hera - became his permanent
companion.
• Zeus was known for having numerous
affairs with mortal women producing
even more children including Hercules.
Temple of Jupiter
• The largest temple in Rome was the one
dedicated to Jupiter. It was called Jupiter
Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill.
Here he was worshipped alongside Juno
and Minerva (Capitoline Triad).
• The temple stood on a high podium with a
staircase on the front.
• On the roof of the temple stood a terracotta
statue of a quadriga (a chariot drawn by four
horses) with Jupiter himself as the
charioteer. It was later replaced by a bronze
one in 296 B.C. On festival days his face
was painted red. The face is painted red to
show triumph.
• In the Cella (the inner chamber inside a
temple) was a favissae (underground
passage) where old statues that had fallen
from the roof and dedicatory gifts were
stored.