Most scientists claim that Romans adopted their gods directly from the Greeks. The reality, however, is more complicated.

One such example is Jupiter—one of the most celebrated and iconic Gods from the Roman era. Jupiter is known as the king of ...

A stunning fresco discovered in Pompeii depicts a sensual scene of the Roman god Jupiter and Leda, the Greek mythical queen ...

the links between Roman and Greek gods gradually came together to form one divine family that ruled over other gods, as well as mortals. The big three The three most important gods were Jupiter ...

In terms of nomenclature, Jupiter is the Roman equivalent of god daddy Zeus, and we can think of the planet as the deity himself: hair flowing, belly full, one defiant nipple free from a semi ...

Jupiter – the gas giant, largest planet in our solar system, named for the Roman god of the sky who with his fearsome thunderbolt lorded over the entire universe – is about to be a little ...

Romans also had a set of public gods, such as Jupiter and Mars. State worship was much more formal: colleges of priests paid tribute to these gods on behalf of Rome itself. The objective of Roman ...