Greek Name: Zeus 

• The most powerful of all gods.• god of the sky and the king of

Olympus.• His temper affected the weather, and

he threw thunderbolts when he was unhappy.

• His symbols include the eagle, shield, oak and the thunderbolt.

•Jupiter had two brothers - Pluto and Neptune and three sisters – Juno, Vesta, and Ceres

SIBLINGS :

Saturn and Opis

PARENTS :

Juno, the wife of Jove, was the mother of Ares, Hebe and Vulcan

Latona the mother of Apollo and DianaSemele the mother of BacchusMaia the mother of MercuryDione the mother of VenusCeres, the sister and lover of Jupiter, was

the mother of ProserpinaAlceme the mother of Heracles

(Hercules)

The famous children of Jupiter by his many lovers includes:

When Saturn, their father, died, the boys - Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto - divided the world up between themselves.

• Jupiter took all of the heavens, • Neptune took the sea, and

• Pluto took the underworld.

The story of pandoraJupiter, Juno and the Little Io.

Two of the myths about Famous Jupiter

The Roman mythology and Gods tell us a lot about what the early Romans thought was important.

The Romans valued family, beauty, honor, truth, wisdom, wealth, courage and strength.

They were a people who were building a great city and testing the courage and honor that their ancestors would cherish.

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