Mythology - Roman - Jupiter

Jupiter (also called: Jove) was the god of the sky, thunder, law, and authority. He was king of the gods and the main god of the Roman Republic and, later, Empire. He was part of the Capitoline Triad along with Juno and Minerva. Like his Greek counterpart, Zeus, Jupiter was worshipped under different epithets, but he was mainly known in Rome as: Jupiter Optimus Maximus (Jupiter, Best and Greatest.) His symbols were the lightning bolt, the eagle, and the oak tree, which the legions would carry into battle to honor him.