The Myths of Jupiter: Stories of Rome’s Supreme God

Jupiter seated on a throne in the sky holding a thunderbolt, representing his role as king of the Roman gods.

Jupiter swallowed a stone instead of his father. He sewed an unborn god into his own thigh to carry it to term. He became a swan, a bull, a shower of gold, and an eagle to pursue mortal women across the Mediterranean. This is the god Rome also trusted to dissolve its Senate proceedings with a thunderclap.