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  2. Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad - Wikipedia

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    The saying Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad, sometimes given in Latin as Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat (literally: Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first deprives of reason) or Quem Iuppiter vult perdere, dementat prius (literally: Those whom Jupiter wishes to destroy, he first deprives of reason) has been used in English literature since at least the 17th century.

  3. Jupiter (god) - Wikipedia

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    Jupiter Ammon, Jupiter equated with the Egyptian deity Amun after the Roman conquest of Egypt. Jupiter Brixianus, Jupiter equated with the local god of the town of Brescia in Cisalpine Gaul (modern North Italy). Jupiter Capitolinus, also Jupiter Optimus Maximus, venerated throughout the Roman Empire at sites with a Capitol .

  4. Jupiter in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Prehistoric life on Jupiter in A Journey in Other Worlds. Jupiter was long believed, incorrectly, to be a solid planet onto which it would be possible to make a landing. [1] [2] It has made appearances in fiction since at least the 1752 novel Micromégas by Voltaire, wherein an alien from Sirius and another from Saturn pass Jupiter's satellites and land on the planet itself.

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    Inspirational Quotes About Success "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." — Charles R. Swindoll “Change your thoughts, and you change your world.”—

  6. 50 motivational quotes that will inspire you to chase your goals

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    When you need an extra boost of inspiration, these motivational quotes will inspire you to keep going. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...

  7. The Moons of Jupiter (short story) - Wikipedia

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    "The Moons of Jupiter" (1978/1982) is a short story by Canadian author Alice Munro, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. It deals with how facts may change over time. [ 1 ] The story is 17 pages in length and made up of 7 sections with the shortest section being the final one.

  8. Epithets of Jupiter - Wikipedia

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    Jupiter's most ancient attested forms of cult are those of the state. The most important of his sanctuaries in Rome were located on the Capitoline Hill (Mons Capitolinus), earlier Tarpeius. The Mount had two peaks, each devoted to acts of cult related to Jupiter. The northern and higher peak was the citadel .

  9. List of Latin phrases (Q) - Wikipedia

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    what is permitted to Jupiter is not permitted to an ox: If an important person does something, it does not necessarily mean that everyone can do it (cf. double standard). Iovi (also commonly rendered Jovi) is the dative form of Iuppiter ("Jupiter" or "Jove"), the chief god of the Romans. quod me nutrit me destruit: what nourishes me destroys me