Jupiter

Question 1

Who was Jupiter?

Answer 1

King of the Gods and controller of the skies

Question 2

Who is Jupiter the supposed equivalent to?

Answer 2

The Greek Zeus

Question 3

What does the name Jupiter come from and mean?

Answer 3

lov pater - ‘Father Love’

Question 4

What was Jupiter’s major temple?

Answer 4

Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus

Question 5

Where did the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus stand?

Answer 5

On the Capitoline hill - one of the most important hills in Rome

Question 6

Does the temple still exist today?

Answer 6

No but its foundations do in the Capitoline Museum in Rome

Question 7

How was Jupiter represented?

Answer 7

• A bearded man wielding a lightning bolt
• holding an eagle
• seated on a throne with a sceptre