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Neptune (Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of the sea in Roman mythology ... clothes in place of her sixth child, Jupiter. Saturn was forced to vomit ...

as early as other Roman deities such as Jupiter and Juno. ... as the daughter of the supreme sky god Jupiter (cognate with the high Greek ...

In Greek mythology, Uranus is the personification of the sky and the ... Beyond fathering the earliest gods of Greek mythology, Uranus does ...

In Roman mythology, Saturn (Latin: Saturnus) was a major Roman deity ... Just like Cronus in Greek mythology, Saturn was the son of the supreme ...

myths. Since many of the figures of Roman mythology were largely appropriated ... After Aeneas' death, Venus asked Jupiter to render Aeneas immortal ...

The Galilean moons are the four moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo ... Chinese astronomer Gan De observed one of Jupiter's moons in 362 B.C ...

differ from that of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. For this reason ... the personification of heaven in Greek mythology, dominated by the light ...

::Note: For the Roman god Jupiter please click here. : Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar ...

timings of eclipses involving the moons of Jupiter have been used to calculate ... The gas giant planets (Jupiter,JPL Solar Systems Simulator, [http://space ...

known as a Jovian planet, after the planet Jupiter), the second-largest planet ... other four being Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. It was the last planet ...

triad of Mars (Greek God), Quirinus, and Jupiter (Greek God), whose three ... of the Vedas, and paralleling the mythology of the Greeks, the Vedic ...

heavens. However, in later Babylonian mythology, it was the younger storm ... Enlil and the older gods in Babylonian mythology and Yahweh's rise ...

in Indo-European religions (e.g., Zeus, Jupiter, Tiwaz) than to the God ... * Werner, E. T. C. A Dictionary of Chinese Mythology. Wakefield, NH: ...

planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune ... Greeks), Venus (Aphrodite), Mars (Ares), Jupiter (Zeus), and Saturn (Kronos ...

down a drain. The Great Red Spot on Jupiter appears to be a huge vortex. ... are Scylla and Charybdis of classical mythology in the Straits of Messina ...

the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Studying the sizes, shapes ... the object between the planets Mars and Jupiter. Piazzi named it after Ceres ...

[http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/status970813.html Jupiter's ... In ancient Greek mythology, the four winds were personified as gods ...

Spot comparable to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. Neptune's temperature ... it appeared very close (in conjunction) to Jupiter in the night sky. Believing ...

However, his later works delved into mythology, and were infused with ... set of paintings depicting the Loves of Jupiter as described in Ovid's ...

River that was also important in Egyptian mythology. According to ancient Egyptian ... and Apollo; as well as Roman temples to Jupiter Capitolinus and Mars. In ...

of Israel imposing itself on the older mythology of Canaan and Egypt. Campbell ... *Campbell, Joseph. The Masks of God, Vol. 3: Occidental Mythology ...

such as mysticism, religious faith, mythology, nature and Oriental philosophy ... *Jupiter – Brings Abundance, Perseverance Holst was also influenced ...

Müller is an early pioneer of mythology and a notable scholar who ... claim Müller derived his theory that mythology is 'a disease of language ...

In Norse Mythology, Thor (Old Norse: Þórr) was a widely worshipped ... In Norse mythology, Thor owned a short-handled war hammer, called ...

the supreme Greek god Zeus, the Roman god Jupiter and the Scandinavian god ... enough, is described in Hindu mythology as Indra's father. ...

also appears in other stories from Norse mythology, in particular the story ... Curious Myths of the Middle Ages. London: Jupiter, 1977. ISBN 9780904041897 ...

the name of a god of fire in Roman mythology. The Roman name for the ... volcanoes), particularly on some moons of Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune; and ...

| Jupiter || Mars || Saturn || Venus || Mercury |- ! Heavenly creature ... from the sun (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn; or Water, Metal ...

of the gods falls deeply in love with him. Jupiter recalls Aeneas to his duty, however, and he slips away from Carthage, leaving Dido to commit ...

(such as those of the Greek or Norse mythology), the stories of the gods ... :Main article: Greek Mythology The Greek gods provide the example of ...

the Sun, are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune ... visible planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn—performed ...

is a figure from Greek mythology called by Pindar "the minstrel ... In addition to this unique role in Greek mythology, the figure of ...

a group of ethnobotanists and scholars of mythology (Carl A. P. Ruck, Jeremy ... in the Aegean world are bound up with the mythology of the bee. ...

naked eye planets, namely, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn. ... of a planet or minor planet (for example, Jupiter VII) * The Roman ...

Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian legends ... In Scandinavian folklore, Norse mythology has long held cultural currency ...

legend, sees the spirit of Trajan in the Heaven of Jupiter with other historical and mythological persons noted for their justice. He also features in ...

that the legendary accounts in Greek mythology have a basis in reality ... According to mythology, the Trojans were the ancient citizens of the ...

ammonium chloride found near temple of Jupiter Ammon (from Egyptian God ... of the Egyptians; or, Studies in Egyptian mythology. A Study in Two Volumes ...

In Greek mythology, Zeus was the highest ranking god among the pantheon ... character in all the world's mythology; his representation in ...

quot; (Mars), "jovial" (Jupiter/Jove), and "saturnine ... on a particular culture's prevailing mythology. These varied mythologies ...

gods. It has been considered as a roman à clef; Jupiter has been identified in some sources as Pope Eugenius IV and Pope Nicholas V. Alberti borrowed ...

island of Cythera, the birthplace of [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]], thus symbolizing the brevity of love.]] While studying with Audran, Watteau ...

For when they tell that Bacchus, son of Jupiter, was begotten by Jupiter ... Answers.com, [http://www.answers.com/topic/saoshyant World Mythology ...

closed with religious sacrifices at the Temple of Jupiter. ... Agrippa's Pantheon, the Temple of Jupiter, the Diribitorium, parts ...

Venetia, who was interested in classical mythology as well as astronomy, suggested ... Yama, the guardian of hell in Buddhist mythology. Yama is also used in India ...

In the other was the sacred precinct of Jupiter (Zeus) Belus, a square enclosure ... This Tower of Jupiter Belus is believed to refer to the Akkadian god ...

Moon, and the Sun. For much of the year, Jupiter may appear brighter to the ... In Roman mythology, Mars was the god of war and patron of warriors ...

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up on the right side of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, next to ... aspx?refid=761568005 "Roman Mythology,"] Microsoft Encarta ...

the more grave and elevated events recorded in mythology and history of his country,"P.W. Buckham, Theatre of the Greeks (Nabu Press, 2010, ISBN ...

is over 300 times smaller than that of Jupiter, which has the second smallest ... after the messenger to the gods in their mythology.JHU/APL, [http://btc.montana ...

of the Sun mostly because of the large mass of Jupiter. ... #039;s polar regions. It first traveled to Jupiter, to 'slingshot' ...

of a planet or minor planet (such as Jupiter V). * The Roman numeral ... *According to some traditions of Maya mythology, we are now living ...

Thoth, Ormuz, Ahura Mazda, Krishna, Osiris, Zeus, Jupiter, Quetzalcoatl, Okidanokh, Kulkulcan, Chrestos, Baldur, Mahavatar Babaji and Avalokitesvara ...

rooms that were destroyed were the Salon of Jupiter (salon de Jupiter), Salon of Saturn (salon de Saturn), and the Salon of Venus (salon de Vénus ...

names of the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were taken. ... With a mass only 93 times that of Jupiter, AB Doradus C, a companion ...

* 3 Roman gods: Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto (Air, Water, Earth) ... * 3 Roman Graces (or the Charities in Greek mythology, and according ...

between Campus Martius and the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus. To conclude ... * Smith, William. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology ...

cognate with Zeus, the king of the gods in Greek mythology, Jovius (gen. of Jupiter), the king of the gods in Roman mythology, and Ziu in Germanic mythology ...

believe that the Bible represented Hebrew mythology in the same way that the ... * Buy Jupiter and Other Stories (1975) * The Bicentennial Man and Other ...

bodies inspiring cultural beliefs and mythology. Beliefs in creatures and ... on the surface of Mars, Europa (one of Jupiter's natural satellites ...

historic times to the present (Bangalore: Jupiter books, Kamath, 1980/2001 ... have marvelous sculptures from Hindu mythology including Ravana, Shiva ...

exist underground on the planet Mars, on Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn ... Water is often believed to have spiritual powers. In Celtic mythology ...