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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 ...
Saturn (mythology) Saturn ( Latin: Sāturnus [saːˈtʊrnʊs]) was a god in ancient Roman religion, and a character in Roman mythology. He was described as a god of time, generation, dissolution, abundance, wealth, agriculture, periodic renewal and liberation. Saturn's mythological reign was depicted as a Golden Age of abundance and peace.
- Sickle, scythe, veil
Etruscan equivalent. Uni. Juno ( English: / ˈdʒuːnoʊ / JOO-noh; Latin Iūnō [ˈjuːnoː]) was an ancient Roman goddess, the protector and special counsellor of the state. She was equated to Hera, queen of the gods in Greek mythology and a goddess of love and marriage.
In ancient Roman religion and myth, Jupiter or Jove is the king of the gods and the god of sky and thunder. He is the equivalent of Zeus in the Greek pantheon. Jupiter may have originated as a sky-god, associated primarily with wine festivals and the sacred oak on the Capitol. If so, he developed a twofold character.
The daughter of Jupiter and Latona, Diana was born with her twin brother Apollo on the island of Delos . A goddess of both chastity and fertility, and also of the moon, Diana's cult became popular throughout the ancient Roman empire, both among the nobility and the lower classes.
Description: Chief Roman god. Categories. Characters in Roman Mythology
Saturn was the father of Ceres, Jupiter, Veritas, Pluto, and Neptune, Juno, among others. Saturn had a temple on the Forum Romanum which contained the Royal Treasury. Saturn is the namesake of both Saturn, the planet, and Saturday (dies Saturni). Saturn is often identified with the Greek Cronus.
