Iuppiter

Category
RELIGION

Language
LATIN

The Romans regarded Jupiter as the equivalent of the Greek Zeus,[19] and in Latin literature and Roman art, the myths and iconography of Zeus are adapted under the name Iuppiter. In the Greek-influenced tradition, Jupiter was the brother of Neptune and Pluto, the Roman equivalents of Poseidon and Hades respectively. Each presided over one of the three realms of the universe: sky, the waters, and the underworld. The Italic Diespiter was also a sky god who manifested himself in the daylight, usually identified with Jupiter.[20] Tinia is usually regarded as his Etruscan counterpart.[10]

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