Jupiter is known as the king of gods in Roman mythology and, at the time of their empire, was the ultimate symbol of power, authority, and divine rule.

The God Jupiter depicted in sculpture Aside from the spirits, worshipped privately at home, the Romans had a large number of public gods. Many gods were believed to have taken part in the founding ...

Archaeologists think it’s an offering to Jupiter Dolichenus, a god revered by Roman soldiers. The fortress, known as Apsaros , lies along Georgia’s western coast in what is now the town of Gonio .

In Roman mythology, Jupiter was the king of the gods and lord of the sky — a fitting name for our largest planet. Size: Eleven Earths would fit side by side across the face of Jupiter.

Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system and has 79 moons. ... Named after the kind of the gods in Roman mythology this "king of the planets" is a stormy enigma shrouded in colorful clouds.

The god's name combines the Roman god Jupiter — "the god of the sky, storm and lightning," Lockley said — with Dolichenus, ...

Zeus, a counterpart of Jupiter in Roman mythology, carried Ganymede, who had taken the form of an eagle, to Olympus, where he became a cupbearer to the Olympian gods and one of Zeus' lovers.