God · Roman
Jupiter
Jupiter, a god of the Roman world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.
Tradition: roman
Documented identifications
| Link | Who said so | Note |
|---|---|---|
| identified as Amun | Roman cult of Jupiter Ammon | The Romans took over the Greek Zeus Ammon as Jupiter Ammon, whose Libyan temple gave its name to sal ammoniac. |
| identified as Thor | Weekday name Thursday (dies Iovis); Adam of Bremen 4.26, c. 1075 | Thursday, Thor's day, translates Jupiter's day; Adam of Bremen says Thor with his mace looks like Jupiter. |
| identified as Taranis | Berne scholia on Lucan; Latin inscriptions | The thunder god Taranis is equated with Jupiter in inscriptions and in one of the scholia. |
| shares descent with Dyaus Pita | Proto-Indo-European *Dyeus ph2ter | Iupiter comes from *Djous-pater, the same sky father as Dyaus Pita. |
| shares descent with Zeus | Proto-Indo-European *Dyeus; also identified by the Romans | Zeus and Jupiter descend from one sky father, and the Romans identified them outright. |