Thursday, December 3, 2009

Jupiter - God of the Sky

Jupiter is the Roman equivalent of Zues. He is the king of the Gods, ruler of the sky and God of Thunder. He is the chief god of the Archaic Triad, Consisting of himself, Mars, and Quirinus. Jupiter is also the father of the god Mars with Juno.

Pictured is Jupiter perched on top of the previous site of the Temple of Jupiter in Terracina. Behind is an artists depiction from the 1900's of what the Roman temple of Jupiter would have looked like along the horizon.

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