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.

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.

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 ...

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

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.

In Greek mythology, Europa was abducted by Zeus (the counterpart of the Roman god Jupiter), who had taken the form of a spotless white bull to seduce her. She decorated the "bull" with flowers and ...

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 .