Jupiter
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Summary
Jupiter is a Roman deity[1]. He ranks in the top 6% of roman deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,967 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Saturn[3]
- Mother: Ops[4]
- Spouse: Juno[5]
- Child: Vulcan[6], Diana[7], Hercules[8], Bacchus[9], Iuventas[10], Mars[11], Bellona[12], Minerva[13], Apollo[14], Iarbas[15], Mercury[16], Proserpina[17], Garamantis[18]
- Sex or gender: male[19]
- Instance of: King of the Gods[20], god[21]
- Part of: Dii Consentes[22]
- Commons category: Iupiter[23]
- Unmarried partner: Latona[24], Juturna[25]
- Said to be the same as: Zeus[26], Perun[27], Thor[28], Jupiter[29], Cimistenus[30], Maleciabrudes[31], Assaecus[32], Adceneicus[33], Nennicus[34], Tamitenus[35], Uxlemitanus[36], Indra[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jupiter (god)[38]
- Worshipped by: ancient Roman religion[39]
- Depicted by: Jupiter[40], Jupiter, Juno and Io[41], Hall of Jupiter[42], Jupiter striking down vices[43], Jupiter Ammon[44]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[45], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[46], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[47], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[48], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Second Edition[49], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[50], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[51], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[52], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[53], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[54], The New Student's Reference Work[55], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[56], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[57], Pauly–Wissowa[58]
- Nickname: Optimus Maximus[59], Ультор[60]
- Native label: Iuppiter[61]
- Different from: Jowisz[62]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Jupiter include he[63], a gas giant[64]; Thursday[65], a day of the week[66]; Flamen Dialis[67], a position[68], in Ancient Rome[69]; Capitolium[70], a Roman temple[71], in Italy[72], founded in 0073[73]; and Monte Giovi[74], a mountain[75], in Italy[76].
Why It Matters
Jupiter has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[77] He is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[78]
Entities named for him include he[63], a gas giant[64]; Thursday[65], a day of the week[66]; Flamen Dialis[67], a position[68], in Ancient Rome[69]; Capitolium[70], a Roman temple[71], in Italy[72], founded in 0073[73]; and Monte Giovi[74], a mountain[75], in Italy[76].
FAQs
Who were Jupiter's parents?
Jupiter's father was Saturn[3]. Jupiter's mother was Ops[4].
Who was Jupiter married to?
Jupiter's spouses include Juno[5].