Jupiter

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Jupiter

• By Freda and Nirvani

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Introduction

• His Greek name is Zeus.
• Jupiter was the king of gods, and the god
• of sky and thunder.
• He was also known as Jove.
• Jupiter was the central God of the
• Capitoline Triad.
• As the sky god, he was the most frequently
• used divine witness to oaths.
• He remained the official deity of the Capitoline
• Triad throughout the republican and imperial
• times until he was replaced by Christianity.
• In any of the statues or pictures you see of
  Jupiter
• are either standing with thunderbolt in hand
  ready
• to attack or sitting in his throne.

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• Jupiters symbols are the eagle, a shield,
  thunderbolt and oak tree.
• His wife and sister was Juno the Goddess of
  pregnancy and birth.
• Fathered Minerva, Proserpine, Diana, Apollo,
  Bacchus and Mercury.
• He is the son of Saturn and his sister Cybele
  also from this relationship came Vesta, Juno,
  Pluto and Neptune.
• The Romans called him Jupiter Optimus Maximus
  (All-good All-powerful)
• Once Hera convinced the other gods to revolt
  against Jupiter. They tied him up and while
  deciding what to do with him, Jupiter broke free
  and threatened to thunderbolt everyone. Hera was
  hung by chains from Mt Olympus until she agreed
  to never to revolt again.

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Jupiters Family

• Zeus had a number of wives who bore him many
  children.
• 1. Metos (wisdom)- was his first wife and she
  bore Athena.
• 2. Urania (Themis) - bore Dike, Eirene,
  Eunomia, Horae, and Fates.
• 3. Mnemoyne (Titaness) - bore nine children
  who became the Muses.
• 4. Latona (Leto) - bore the twins, Appolo
  and Artemis.
• 5. Hera - became his permanent companion.
• Zeus was known for having numerous affairs with
  mortal women producing even more children
  including Hercules.

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Temple of Jupiter

• The largest temple in Rome was the one dedicated
  to Jupiter. It was called Jupiter Optimus Maximus
  on the Capitoline Hill. Here he was worshipped
  alongside Juno and Minerva (Capitoline Triad).
• The temple stood on a high podium with a
  staircase on the front.
• On the roof of the temple stood a terracotta
  statue of a quadriga (a chariot drawn by four
  horses) with Jupiter himself as the charioteer.
  It was later replaced by a bronze one in 296 B.C.
  On festival days his face was painted red. The
  face is painted red to show triumph.
• In the Cella (the inner chamber inside a temple)
  was a favissae (underground passage) where old
  statues that had fallen from the roof and
  dedicatory gifts were stored.