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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Jupiter


Jupiter is the king of the gods, sky, and weather.
He is also god of fate of men and nations, law, justice, and moral conduct.
He was widely worshipped across all of Rome.
He is praised in many sanctuaries and shrines.
Jupiter is normally portrayed as a regal, bearded man.
Jupiter's signature weapon was a lightning bolt and he usually had a royal scepter and eagle.
Little poem I just made up...
Jupiter, king of the sky,
Jupiter, ever so high,
was a god of moral conduct,
but why had he never had much moral conduct?
We do not know why,
that the king of the sky,
was never a truely good guy.

The Adventures of Io




Jupiter, king of the gods, was loving pretty Io, but was fearing Juno's anger. Therefore, he changed Io's form. "Juno will not see a woman, but a cow", Jupiter was thinking. Juno was not foolish. "You possess a gift, my man? You ought to give the pretty cow to Juno? Give it, if you do love me!" Therefore, Jupiter gave the cow to Juno. The cow was remaining with the great watchmen, Argus. Argus was having 100 eyes. Mercury overcame Argus, but Io was not yet free. a wicked gadfly was remaining with the cow. Io was wandering through the land. Many people were seeing, but Io was not having her own true form. Unfortunate woman! Will you always have the form of a cow? Is your penalty enough?
Juno's anger was not perpetual. Jupiter gave Io a human form; then Io gave birth to a son. The 100 eyes of Argus you will see on a peacock's tail.