Jupiter is known as the king of gods in Roman mythology and, at the time of their empire, was the ultimate symbol of power, ...

The big three The three most important gods were Jupiter (protector of the state), Juno (protector of women) and Minerva (goddess of craft and wisdom). Other major gods included Mars (god of war ...

In an added bit of poetry, Moeckel pointed out that the Roman god Jupiter — Zeus in the Greek pantheon — is the divine wielder of lightning bolts. These mushballs also appear to play well with ...