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Jupiter Solutorius, a local version of Jupiter worshipped in Spain; he was syncretised with the local Iberian god Eacus. Jupiter Taranis, Jupiter equated with the Celtic god Taranis. Jupiter Uxellinus, Jupiter as a god of high mountains. In addition, many of the epithets of Zeus can be found applied to Jupiter, by interpretatio romana.
The cult of Jupiter Heliopolitanus evolved from the ancient Canaanite religion, particularly the worship of the storm and fertility god Baal-Hadad. Baal, meaning "lord" or "master," was a title used for various local deities, while Hadad was specifically revered as the god of rain, thunder, and storms, closely linked to agricultural fertility.
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.
A single religion/mythology may have death gods of more than one gender existing at the same time and they may be envisioned as a married couple ruling over the afterlife together, as with the Aztecs, Greeks, and Romans. In monotheistic religions, the one god governs both life and death (as well as everything else). However, in practice this ...
Condatis - a Gallic and Brittonic god of the confluences of rivers; Cunomaglus - a Brittonic hunter god [20] Cuslanus - a god in Cisalpine Gaul associated with Jupiter [3] Deus Latis - a Brittonic god; Deus Ducavavius - a god known from a lone inscription in Cisalpine Gaul [16] Deus Orevaius - a god known from a lone inscription at Cemenelum [16]
Sculptures of Jupiter (mythology) (5 P) T. Temples of Jupiter (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Jupiter (god)" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
God of Death and Rebirth. Associated with subconscious forces, ruling all that is 'below the surface' (Abyss) ... In classical Roman mythology, Jupiter is the sky god ...
A fragmentary late neo-Assyrian god list appears to consider her and another figure regarded as the wife of Anu, Urash, as one and the same, and refers to "Ki-Urash." [403] Kittum: Bad-Tibira, Rahabu [404] Kittum was a daughter of Utu and Sherida. [405] Her name means "Truth". [405] Kus: Kus is a god of herdsmen referenced in the Theogony of ...