Jupiter (mythology)

Jupiter
Member of the Archaic and Capitoline Triads
A marble statue of Jupiter from c. 100 AD[a]
Other namesJove
Venerated in
AbodeRome
SymbolLightning bolt, eagle, oak tree
Personal information
ConsortJuno
ChildrenMars, Vulcan, Bellona, Juventas, Hercules
ParentsSaturn and Ops[source?]
SiblingsRoman tradition: Juno, Ceres, Vesta
Greco-Roman: Pluto and Neptune
Greek equivalentZeus

Jupiter (Latin: Iuppiter) is the king of the gods in Roman mythology.[1][2][3] He was the god of the sky and thunder.[1] His two brothers were Pluto and Neptune, and his sister was Ceres.
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