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In this view, Jupiter is the god of heaven and retains his identification with the sky among the Latin poets (his name is used as a synonym for "sky". [166]) In this respect, he differs from his Greek equivalent Zeus (who is considered a personal god, warden and dispenser of skylight).
Juno, goddess of the sky, queen of the gods, and Jupiter's wife, equivalent to the Greek Hera; Jupiter, king of heaven and god of the sky and weather, equivalent to the Greek Zeus; Luna, moon goddess; Nox, Roman version of Nyx, night goddess and mother of Discordia; Sol, sun god; Summanus, god of nocturnal thunder/lightning
Caelus or Coelus (/ ˈ s iː l ə s /; SEE-ləs) was a primordial god of the sky in Roman mythology and theology, iconography, and literature (compare caelum, the Latin word for "sky" or "heaven", hence English "celestial"). The deity's name usually appears in masculine grammatical form when he is conceived of as a male generative force.
Jupiter, ancient Roman sky deity, and Thetis. In comparative mythology, sky father is a term for a recurring concept in polytheistic religions of a sky god who is addressed as a "father", often the father of a pantheon and is often either a reigning or former King of the Gods.
As the supreme god of the Roman pantheon, Jupiter was the god of thunder, lightning, and storms, and was called the god of light and sky. [ 237 ] In Vedic astrology , Hindu astrologers named the planet after Brihaspati , the religious teacher of the gods, and called it " Guru ", which means the "Teacher".
Dyaus (Vedic Sanskrit: द्यौस्, IAST: Dyáus) or Dyauspitr (Vedic Sanskrit: द्यौष्पितृ, IAST: Dyáuṣpitṛ́) is the Rigvedic sky deity. His consort is Prthvi , the earth goddess, and together they are the archetypal parents in the Rigveda .
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Jupiter: King of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus; god of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order and justice. The youngest child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Brother and husband of Hera and brother of Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia.